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Planting, replanting and tree diversification in cocoa systems - learning about sustainable cocoa production: a guide for participatory farmer training by Asare, R., David, S.

“…Studies conducted by the Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP) indicate that at present, a large number of farmers make a loss from growing cocoa. …”
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Participatory forage evaluation for integration in mixed crop-livestock-tree systems in Lao PDR: An entry point for sustainable intensification by Atieno, Mary, Khamphoumee, Souksamlane, Peters, Michael

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The effect of crops and farming practices on earthworm communities in Soummam valley, Algeria by Kherbouche, D, Bernhard-Reversat, F., Moali, A, Lavelle, Patrick M.

“…Average density decreased from market farming areas (176 ± 27.6 ind m?2) to olive tree (149 ± 10.4 ind m?…”
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Digital empowerment in agriculture: Fostering climate resilience and restoration with smart solutions for smallholder farmers. Open Geospatial Consortium Innovation Days Europe 202... by Eitzinger, Anton

“…We will showcase successful initiatives like digital climate advisory services in Africa and Latin America, a community-led digital platform for on-farm tree restoration MyFarmTrees, and Croppie as a AI-supported coffee yield estimation approach, among others.…”
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GEF UNEP conservation and sustainable use of wild and cultivated tropical fruit tree species for promoting food security, livelihoods and ecosystem services in India, Indonesia, Ma... by Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…Tropical fruit tree genetic resources are conserved in situ and on farm through strengthened capacity of farmers, user groups, local communities and institutions to sustainably apply good practices and secure benefits.…”
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Plantain production in an alley cropping system on an Ultisol in southeastern Nigeria by Ruhigwa, B.A., Gichuru, M., Swennen, Rony L., Tariah, N.M.

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Fodder shrubs for improving livestock productivity and smallholder livelihoods in Africa by Franzel, Steven, Carsan, S., Lukuyu, Ben A., Sinja S, Wambugu C

“…Fodder trees are important feed sources for livestock in a wide range of farming systems in Africa. …”
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The economic impact of climate change on farm decisions and food consumption in Ghana by Etwire, P.M.

“…Wet or cool conditions (i.e. a decrease in temperature or an increase in rainfall) favour the selection of tree-based farms. A decrease in temperature also favours the selection of food-crop farms. …”
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Climate change, transformative adaptation options, multiscale polycentric governance, and rural welfare in the Oum Er Rbia Basin, Morocco: empirical evaluation with policy implicat... by Saleth, Rathinasamy Maria, Amarasinghe, Upali A., Amarnath, Giriraj, Ait El Mekki, Abdelkader, Seelanatha, Kaushika, Brouziyne, Youssef

Subjects: “…tree crops…”
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The root and tuber crop farming system: diversity, complexity and productivity potential by Adjei-Nsiah, Samuel, Asumugha, G., Njukwe, E., Akoroda, M.

“…Key messages The root and tuber crop farming system is a complex system found in humid and sub-humid areas of west and central Africa; it has mixed root and tuber crops (notably cassava and yam), some tree crops (e.g. oil palm, cocoa, rubber, cashew and mangoes) and cereals (e.g. rice, maize, sorghum and millet) but few livestock because of disease. …”
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Agroforestry governance for operationalising the landscape approach: connecting conservation and farming actors by Zinngrebe, Yves, Borasino, Elena, Chiputwa, Brian, Dobie, Philip, García, Edwin, Gassner, Anja, Kihumuro, Heru, Liswanti, Nining, Makui, Permutia, Plieninger, Tobías, y dos autores más

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Community biodiversity management as an approach for realizing on-farm management of agricultural biodiversity by Sthapit, Bhuwon R., Lamers, Hugo A.H., Ramanatha Rao, V., Bailey, Arwen

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Agroforestry governance for operationalising the landscape approach: connecting conservation and farming actors by Zinngrebe, Y., Borasino, E., Chiputwa, Brian, Dobie, P., Garcia, E., Gassner, A., Kihumuro, P., Komarudin, Heru, Liswanti, N., Makui, P., Plieninger, T., Winter, E., Hauck, J.

“…The analyses were conducted at national, sub-national and local levels in four countries: Honduras, Peru, Indonesia, and Uganda. Using trees on farms as a boundary object enabled all participants to bridge common interests and illuminate some of the constraints and opportunities of local governance systems while overcoming institutional and ideological barriers. …”
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Land tenure and farming practices: The case of Tiyo Woreda, Arsi, Ethiopia by Gavian, S., Teklu, A.

“…Land management is the last topic. It disscusses farming problems, land improvement practices, and tree planting.…”
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Climate change and tree genetic resource management: maintaining and enhancing the productivity and value of smallholder agroforestry landscapes: a review by Dawson, Ian K., Vinceti, B., Weber, John C., Neufeldt, Henry, Russell J, Lengkeek AG, Kalinganire, Antoine, Kindt, Roeland, Lillesø, Jens-Peter B., Roshetko, James M., Jamnadass, Ramni H.

“…Greater research on population-level environmental responses in indigenous tree species is important, and more studies of animal pollinators in farm landscapes are required. …”
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Relations between tree cover in pasture lands and animal production in cattle farmers in dry tropic, Cañas, Costa Rica by Restrepo Sáenz, Claudia

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The potential of selected shade tree species for managing mirids and black pod disease infection in cocoa agroforestry systems in Ghana by Asitoakor, B.K., Raebild, A., Asare, R., Vaast, P., Howe, A.G., Eziah, V.Y., Owusu, K., Mensah, E.O., Kotey, A., Ravn, H.P.

“…The influence of tree species, on-farm temperature, rainfall, and relative air humidity was assessed on mirid population densities on cocoa trees, and mirid and black pod disease infested pods from May 2018 to December 2020. …”
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Evaluating the performance of xanthophyll, chlorophyll and structure-sensitive spectral indices to detect water stress in five fruit tree species by Ballester, Carlos, Zarco-Tejada, Pablo J., Nicolás, Emilio, Alarcón, Juan J., Fereres, E., Intrigliolo, Diego S., Gonzalez-Dugo, V.

“…This study assessed the capability of several xanthophyll, chlorophyll and structure-sensitive spectral indices to detect water stress in a commercial farm consisting of five fruit tree crop species with contrasting phenology and canopy architecture. …”
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Stakeholders Mapping and Capacity Gap Assessment: Mixed Farming Systems in Nepal by Bastakoti, Ram Chandra, Shrestha, Ram Kumar, Khadka, Manohara, Koirala, Sanju, Neupane, Nilhari, Kharki, Darshan, KC, Jibesh

“…The Mixed Farming Systems (MFS) initiative of the CGIAR is designed to promote sustainable intensification of mixed crop-tree-livestock systems to deliver productive and equitable livelihoods, along with reduced environmental footprint. …”
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Characterization and productivity assessment of the farming systems in the upper part of the Nile Basin by Erkossa, Teklu, Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele, Hagos, Fitsum

“…The former was sub-grouped into the cereal based, coffee-tree crops complex and the enset-root crops complex subsystems. …”
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