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Climate risk adaptation by smallholder farmers: the roles of trees and agroforestry

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Title Climate risk adaptation by smallholder farmers: the roles of trees and agroforestry
 
Creator Lasco, Rodel
Delfino, R.J.P.
Catacutan, D.C.
Simelton, Elisabeth
Wilson DM
 
Subject climate change
agriculture
food security
smallholders
 
Description Smallholder farmers are vulnerable to environmental, climate and weather-related stress, including climate change. There is an increase in understanding of the benefits of agroforestry systems both at farm and landscape scales, and that incorporating trees on farms through agroforestry systems has emerged as having the potential to enhance the resilience of smallholders to current and future climate risks including future climate change. Drawing on global examples with a focus on African case studies, this paper demonstrates the versatile roles of trees and agroforestry in reducing smallholder's exposure to climate-related risks. It goes on to identify challenges in the promotion and adoption of agroforestry at the farm and landscape levels as a climate change adaptation strategy. The paper highlights areas for further research, policy and dissemination efforts, and identifies entry points for agroforestry adoption.
 
Date 2014
2015-09-16T17:00:36Z
2015-09-16T17:00:36Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Lasco RD, Delfino RJP, Catacutan DC, Simelton ES, Wilson DM. 2014. Climate risk adaptation by smallholder farmers: the roles of trees and agroforestry. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 6:83-88.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68189
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2013.11.013
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Open Access
 
Source Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability