Agroforestry systems provide firewood for livelihood improvement in Guatemala
Given the context of climate change and poverty, rural populations are increasingly faced with the challenges of appropriate resource management, adequate food production and improving their quality of life. Guatemala has to cope with climate change and poverty while taking its agricultural p...
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RepoCATIE90832023-11-16T16:30:57Z Agroforestry systems provide firewood for livelihood improvement in Guatemala Sibelet, Nicole Posada, Karla E. Gutiérrez Montes, Isabel A. AGROFORESTERÍA LEÑA MEDIOS DE VIDA ÁRBOLES CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO PRODUCCIÓN AGRICULTURA POBREZA RURAL CULTIVOS FAMILIA CALIDAD DE VIDA SOSTENIBILIDAD GUATEMALA Given the context of climate change and poverty, rural populations are increasingly faced with the challenges of appropriate resource management, adequate food production and improving their quality of life. Guatemala has to cope with climate change and poverty while taking its agricultural production into account. In this regard, agroforestry systems have been proposed as an alternative method of sustainable production. This article presents a comparison between conventional cropping systems and enriched agroforestry systems in Camotán and Jocotán. The results show that the enriched agroforestry system contributed to 65% of the firewood compared to 7% from the conventional cropping system. Families using the conventional cropping system extracted 81% of their firewood from the forest, while families using the enriched agroforestry system extracted only 32%. The firewood produced by the enriched agroforestry system provided an additional benefit to women, children and young people tasked with carrying the bundles, in that they no longer needed to travel long distances to supply the household. Families constructed and adapted empirical knowledge on tree management into their cropping systems. The enriched agroforestry system is thus presented as a potential solution for meeting the annual demand for firewood. Land tenure security influences rural families’ decision to invest or innovate. Agroforestry systems play a key role in augmenting resources and improving quality of life. CIRAD 2019-05-27T19:16:08Z 2019-05-27T19:16:08Z 2019 Artículo L-0006-579X https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/9083 en Bois et Forêts des Tropiques info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf CIRAD, Montpellier (France) |
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AGROFORESTERÍA LEÑA MEDIOS DE VIDA ÁRBOLES CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO PRODUCCIÓN AGRICULTURA POBREZA RURAL CULTIVOS FAMILIA CALIDAD DE VIDA SOSTENIBILIDAD GUATEMALA |
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AGROFORESTERÍA LEÑA MEDIOS DE VIDA ÁRBOLES CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO PRODUCCIÓN AGRICULTURA POBREZA RURAL CULTIVOS FAMILIA CALIDAD DE VIDA SOSTENIBILIDAD GUATEMALA Sibelet, Nicole Posada, Karla E. Gutiérrez Montes, Isabel A. Agroforestry systems provide firewood for livelihood improvement in Guatemala |
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Given the context of climate change and
poverty, rural populations are increasingly
faced with the challenges of appropriate
resource management, adequate
food production and improving their
quality of life. Guatemala has to cope
with climate change and poverty while
taking its agricultural production into
account. In this regard, agroforestry systems
have been proposed as an alternative
method of sustainable production.
This article presents a comparison
between conventional cropping systems
and enriched agroforestry systems in
Camotán and Jocotán. The results show
that the enriched agroforestry system
contributed to 65% of the firewood
compared to 7% from the conventional
cropping system. Families using the
conventional cropping system extracted
81% of their firewood from the forest,
while families using the enriched agroforestry
system extracted only 32%. The
firewood produced by the enriched agroforestry
system provided an additional
benefit to women, children and young
people tasked with carrying the bundles,
in that they no longer needed to travel
long distances to supply the household.
Families constructed and adapted empirical
knowledge on tree management into
their cropping systems. The enriched
agroforestry system is thus presented
as a potential solution for meeting the
annual demand for firewood. Land tenure
security influences rural families’ decision
to invest or innovate. Agroforestry
systems play a key role in augmenting
resources and improving quality of life. |
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Artículo |
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Sibelet, Nicole Posada, Karla E. Gutiérrez Montes, Isabel A. |
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Sibelet, Nicole Posada, Karla E. Gutiérrez Montes, Isabel A. |
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Sibelet, Nicole |
| title |
Agroforestry systems provide firewood for livelihood improvement in Guatemala |
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Agroforestry systems provide firewood for livelihood improvement in Guatemala |
| title_full |
Agroforestry systems provide firewood for livelihood improvement in Guatemala |
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Agroforestry systems provide firewood for livelihood improvement in Guatemala |
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Agroforestry systems provide firewood for livelihood improvement in Guatemala |
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agroforestry systems provide firewood for livelihood improvement in guatemala |
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CIRAD, Montpellier (France) |
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2019 |
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https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/9083 |
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