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ECONOMICS OF AGROFORESTRY PRODUCTION IN IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE [PDF]

A dynamic optimization model for agroforestry management is developed where tree biomass and soil salinity evolve over time in response to harvests and irrigation water quantity and quality.
Knapp, Keith C., Sadorsky, Perry A.
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A Systematic Review on the Role of Agroforestry Practices in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Climate Resilience and Sustainability
Agroforestry practices play a pivotal role in addressing the dual challenges of climate change mitigation and adaptation. This systematic review synthesizes quantitative and qualitative evidence from 109 peer‐reviewed studies published between 2000 and ...
Sintayehu Eshetu Abebaw, Esubalew Molla Yeshiwas, Tadla Guadie Feleke   +2 more
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Cocoa climate-smart agriculture adoption in Ghana: why the synergies and trade-offs matter for policy

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
The role of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in sustainable cocoa production cannot be ignored. However, studies on perceived effectiveness and the socio-economic drivers of CSA among cocoa farmers are underexplored.
Philip Neri Zuobog, Gazali Issahaku, Franklin N. Mabe, Abraham Zakaria, Abraham Zakaria, Abdul Razak Baba   +5 more
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Benefits of agroforestry systems for land equivalent ratio – case studies in Brandenburg and Lower Saxony, Germany

, 2018
Transitioning towards agroforestry demands systematic productivity assessments of such systems under different climatic and edaphic conditions. In this regard, the Land Equivalent Ratio (LER) serves as a valuable productivity indicator of agroforestry ...
Freese, D., Langhof, Maren, Seserman D.M., Veste, M., Swieter, Anita   +4 more
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Evidence-based Soils Agronomy for Sustainable Crop Production in Muranga County, Kenya

The project ‘Improved Agricultural Measurement for Evidence-based Investments in Improved Crop Production in Kenya’ was funded by The Nature Conservancy.
Sitienei, Ruth, Shepherd, Keith, Aynekulu, Ermias, Wood, Stephen   +3 more
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Participatory planning and extension: an agroforestry case study from plateau state, Nigeria [PDF]

, 1999
In 1991 and 1992 the author and the Jos Plateau Environmental Resources Development Programme (JPERDP), embarked on a rural development project in northern Nigeria.
Hunter, Barry Wayne
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Women and Agroforestry: A Human Ecology Approach to Understanding The Needs and Priorities of Women Farmers in Africa [PDF]

This study examined rural Ugandan women's lives to discover reasons why they may or may not practice agroforestry. These women are responsible for the triple roles of reproduction, production and community maintenance work, all carried out within the ...
Just, Lesley, Murray, Eloise C.
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Farmer to farmer interpersonal communication in agroforestry innovation dissemination in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

, 2014
During the past 35 years, research in agroforestry has evolved significantly. However in many countries the dissemination of agroforestry information and innovation is constrained due to a lack of extension agents knowledgeable of agroforestry issues. In
Roshetko, JM, Martini, Endri, Paramita, Enggar   +2 more
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Inside agroforestry.

, 1992
Each issue also has a distinctive title.Title from caption.Mode of access: Internet.Issued by the Rocky Mountain Forest & Range Experiment Station, National Agroforestry Center,
Center for Semiarid Agroforestry (Lincoln, Neb.), National Agroforestry Center (U.S.)   +1 more
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Soil-smart cropping for climate-smart production

Geoderma
Agriculture faces the dual challenge of sustainably increasing productivity to meet the food demand of a rapidly growing population and adapting to climate change.
Zhongkui Luo, Shuai Zhang, Zhigan Zhao, Budiman Minasny, Jinfeng Chang, Jingyi Huang, Baohai Li, Zhou Shi, Enli Wang, Mingming Wang, Yushan Wu, Liujun Xiao, Su Ye   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source