The future of food: Domestication and commercialization of indigenous food crops in Africa over the third decade (2012–2021)

RRB Leakey, ML Tientcheu Avana, NP Awazi… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper follows the transition from ethnobotany to a deeper scientific understanding of the
food and medicinal properties of African agroforestry tree products as inputs into the start of …

Supporting and regulating ecosystem services in cacao agroforestry systems

R Mortimer, S Saj, C David - Agroforestry Systems, 2018 - Springer
Cacao agroforestry systems (CAFS) can provide supporting services such as optimum light
conditions for cacao growth, water and nutrient cycling and regulating services such as pest …

How trust influence social capital to support collective action in agroforestry development?

R Qurniati, IG Febryano… - … Journal of Biological …, 2017 - repository.lppm.unila.ac.id
Trust is an important factor for strengthening social capital. Trust in forest community is
achieved through collective action in small scale agroforestry. It was challenging process …

Tree diversity and its ecological importance value in organic and conventional cocoa agroforests in Ghana

M Asigbaase, S Sjogersten, BH Lomax, E Dawoe - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Cocoa agroforestry systems have the potential to conserve biodiversity and provide
environmental or ecological benefits at various nested scales ranging from the plot to …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling biodiversity responses to land use in areas of cocoa cultivation

C Maney, M Sassen, SLL Hill - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Interest in economically and ecologically sustainable cocoa has grown in recent years.
Cocoa-based agroforestry systems are promoted as a potential win-win option for long-term …

Cocoa eats the food: expansion of cocoa into food croplands in the Juabeso District, Ghana

EO Ajagun, G Ashiagbor, WA Asante, BA Gyampoh… - Food Security, 2021 - Springer
There is evidence that cocoa is expanding into food croplands in cocoa-producing
landscapes in Ghana. This calls for effective monitoring to inform policy and interventions in …

Carbon storage potential of cacao agroforestry systems of different age and management intensity

MT Nadège, Z Louis, CD Cédric… - Climate and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study was carried out in Traditional and Innovative Cocoa Agroforestry Systems (CAS)
of the Central Region of Cameroon. The aim was to assess carbon sequestration potential …

LiDAR modeling to determine the height of shade canopy tree in cocoa agrosystems as available habitat for wildlife

BS Diaz, EE Mata-Zayas… - … of Engineering and …, 2022 - dergipark.org.tr
Agrosystems have different canopy strata due to shade trees that serve as available habitats
for endangered species such as birds, reptiles, and mammals. LiDAR is a technology used …

Exploring barriers to agroforestry adoption by cocoa farmers in South-Western Côte d'Ivoire

JL Kouassi, A Kouassi, Y Bene, D Konan, EJ Tondoh… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Agroforestry is part of the package of good agricultural practices (GAPs) referred to as a
reference to basic environmental and operational conditions necessary for the safe, healthy …

[HTML][HTML] Tree diversity and shade rate in complex cocoa-based agroforests affect citrus foot rot disease

EA Mvondo, EGD Ndo, LB Nomo, Z Ambang… - Basic and Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
The role of agroforest systems in pathogen regulation through structural characteristics such
as shade and tree diversity is recognized. However, few studies have examined the …