Multipurpose trees

Industrialized food systems and commercial forestry, characterized by monoculture practices, have contributed to significant land degradation [1], biodiversity loss [2], and increase in greenhouse gas emissions [3]. As opposed to the detrimental trends caused by monoculture, agroforestry, and growin...

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Main Authors: Paparella, Antonio, Petsakos, Athanasios, Davis, Kristin E., Song, Chun
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177491
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author Paparella, Antonio
Petsakos, Athanasios
Davis, Kristin E.
Song, Chun
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Song, Chun
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Song, Chun
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description Industrialized food systems and commercial forestry, characterized by monoculture practices, have contributed to significant land degradation [1], biodiversity loss [2], and increase in greenhouse gas emissions [3]. As opposed to the detrimental trends caused by monoculture, agroforestry, and growing multipurpose trees in particular, stands out as a production system that provides multiple benefits [4]. Multipurpose trees are frequently distinctive components of agroforestry systems, although they are rare in commercial forestry and conventional agriculture. The conservation ― or cultivation ― of multipurpose trees is often economically motivated in a multiple-output land-use system, but it can also be driven by ecological and environmental reasons. They are deliberately kept and managed for more than one preferred use, product, or service. They provide food, fodder, fuel, and medicine, while also contributing to soil fertility, water conservation, and biodiversity enhancement1
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spelling CGSpace1774912025-12-08T10:29:22Z Multipurpose trees Paparella, Antonio Petsakos, Athanasios Davis, Kristin E. Song, Chun multipurpose trees trees natural resources nature conservation Industrialized food systems and commercial forestry, characterized by monoculture practices, have contributed to significant land degradation [1], biodiversity loss [2], and increase in greenhouse gas emissions [3]. As opposed to the detrimental trends caused by monoculture, agroforestry, and growing multipurpose trees in particular, stands out as a production system that provides multiple benefits [4]. Multipurpose trees are frequently distinctive components of agroforestry systems, although they are rare in commercial forestry and conventional agriculture. The conservation ― or cultivation ― of multipurpose trees is often economically motivated in a multiple-output land-use system, but it can also be driven by ecological and environmental reasons. They are deliberately kept and managed for more than one preferred use, product, or service. They provide food, fodder, fuel, and medicine, while also contributing to soil fertility, water conservation, and biodiversity enhancement1 2025-10-31 2025-10-31T17:31:05Z 2025-10-31T17:31:05Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177491 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture Paparella, Antonio; Petsakos, Athanasios; Davis, Kristin E.; and Song, Chun. 2025. Multipurpose trees. Agricultural Management Practices to Mitigate Nature Loss Brief 15. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute and Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177491
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