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Can agroforestry enhance the resilience of agricultural commodity production systems?

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Title Can agroforestry enhance the resilience of agricultural commodity production systems?
 
Creator Carsan, S.
Stroebel A
Dawson, I.
Kindt, Roeland
Mowo JG
Jamnadass, Ramni H.
 
Subject climate change
agriculture
food security
agroforestry
 
Description Agricultural commodity production in a changing climate scenario is undergoing sustainability challenges due to degradation of soil fertility, water and biodiversity resources. In Africa, yields for important cereals (e.g., maize) have stagnated at 1 t ha−1 due to land degradation, low fertilizer use and water stress. Resource-conserving options such as agroforestry promote integrated management systems that relate livelihoods and ecosystem service functions to agricultural production. Low input practices including improved fallows using legumes in rotations or intercrops can restore soil nutrients, improve soil carbon and reduce reliance on fertilizer use by 50%. We review how agroforestry can sustain agricultural intensification in Africa by regulating ecosystem functions such as nutrient recycling, water use, species diversity and agrochemical pollution.
 
Date 2014
2015-05-04T15:06:46Z
2015-05-04T15:06:46Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Carsan S, Stroebel A, Dawson I, Kindt R, Mowo JG, Jamnadass R. 2014. Can agroforestry enhance the resilience of agricultural commodity production systems? Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 6:35-40.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65648
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2013.10.007
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-3.0
Open Access
 
Source Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability