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Participatory domestication of agroforestry trees: An example from the Peruvian Amazon

Valuable tree genetic resources are declining around many farming communities in the Peruvian Amazon, limiting farmers' options for economic development. The International Centre for Research in Agroforestry is working with farming communities to increase productivity and long-term sustainability of...

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Main Authors: Sotelo Montes, Carmen, Vidaurre Arévalo, Héctor, Weber, John C., Simons, Anthony, Dawson, Ian
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:Inglés
Published: Taylor and Francis Group 2023
Subjects:
Agricultural research
Agroforestry
Domestication
Genetic resource
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.02
Investigación agrarian
Agroforesteria
Domesticación
Genetic resources
Recursos genéticos
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12955/2272
https://doi.org/10.1080/09614520120066710
Summary:Valuable tree genetic resources are declining around many farming communities in the Peruvian Amazon, limiting farmers' options for economic development. The International Centre for Research in Agroforestry is working with farming communities to increase productivity and long-term sustainability of their forests, and to empower them to conserve tree genetic resources. This paper describes some principles of participatory tree domestication, and how researchers are working with farmers to select improved planting materials, reduce the risk of poor tree adaptation, produce and deliver high-quality planting material, and scale up participatory tree domestication.

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