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A Planetary Health Perspective on Agroforestry in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Title A Planetary Health Perspective on Agroforestry in Sub-Saharan Africa
 
Creator Rosenstock, Todd
Dawson, Ian K
Aynekulu, Ermias
Chomba, Susan
Degrande, Ann
Fornace, Kimberly
Jamnadass, Ramni
Kimaro, Anthony
Kindt, Roeland
Lamanna, Christine
Malesu, Maimbo
Mausch, Kai
McMullin, Stepha
Murage, Peninah
Namoi, Nictor
Njenga, Mary
Nyoka, Isaac
Paez Valencia, Ana Maria
Sola, Phosiso
Shepherd, Keith
Steward, Peter
 
Subject AGRICULTURE
FOOD SECURITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
AGROFORESTRY
ENVIRONMENT
 
Description Human activities change the structure and function of the environment with cascading impacts on human health, a concept known as “planetary health.” Agroforestry—the management of trees with crops and livestock—alters microclimates, hydrology, biogeochemistry, and biodiversity. Besides the nutritional benefits of increased fruit consumption, however, the ways agroforestry affects human health are rarely articulated. This review makes that link. We analyze the pathways through which tree-based farm and landscape change affect food and nutrition security, the spread of infectious disease, the prevalence of non-communicable diseases, and human migration in Sub-Saharan Africa. The available evidence suggests that, despite some increased risks of infectious disease, agroforestry is likely to improve a diverse range of pressing health concerns. We therefore examine the factors determining agroforestry use and identify three drivers of social and environmental change that will determine the future uptake of agroforestry in the region.
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Date 2019-12-03T20:07:54Z
2019-12-03T20:07:54Z
2019-11-22
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Rosenstock T, Dawson IK, Aynekulu E, Chomba S, Degrande A, Fornace K, Jamnadass R, Kimaro A, Kindt R, Lamanna C, Malesu M, Mausch K, McMullin S, Murage P, Namoi N, Njenga M, Nyoka I, Paez Valencia AM, Sola P, Shepherd K, Steward P. 2019. A Planetary Health Perspective on Agroforestry in Sub-Saharan Africa. One Earth 1(3):330-344.
2590-3322
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106007
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
 
Format 330-344
 
Source One Earth