Agriculture faces many challenges. In both public discourse and the scientific literature
debates about the future are increasing framed in terms of 'alternative'versus 'conventional' …

Ghana is the second largest producer of cocoa in the world and cocoa farming supports the
livelihoods of 25-30% of Ghana's population. However, average yield is only about 30% of …

Cacao farmers face many challenges to increase yield while adjusting their farms to future
environmental and socio-economic uncertainties. Improving the management practices of …

Allometric models which are used to describe the structure of trees in agroforestry systems
are usually extrapolated from models developed for trees in forest ecosystems. This makes …

Litterfall is a critical link between vegetation and soils by which nutrients are returned to the
soils, thus the amount and pattern of litterfall regulates nutrient cycling, soil fertility and …

Nutrient cycling has been widely studied in tree plantations. However, studies on the
observed negative changes relative to natural vegetations and how these could be …

In the perspective of using cocoa as a response to climate change, a preliminary carbon
stock assessment was conducted in cocoa agroforests of the Bengamisa-Yangambi forest …

In the current context of deforestation, coffee-based agroforestry system (CAFS) is credited
for climate change (CC) mitigation and biodiversity conservation while supporting local …

Introduction Soil health is critical for the efficient management of soil fertility and crop yield in
“green” cocoa (GC)(Theobroma cacao L.) agroforestry systems. However, knowledge about …

Conversion of natural forest to anthropogenic land use systems (LUS) often leads to
considerable loss of carbon, however, proper management of these LUS may reverse the …