Multifunctional shade‐tree management in tropical agroforestry landscapes–a review

T Tscharntke, Y Clough, SA Bhagwat… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural intensification reduces ecological resilience of land‐use systems, whereas
paradoxically, environmental change and climate extremes require a higher response …

Trees in agricultural landscapes enhance provision of ecosystem services in Sub-Saharan Africa

S Kuyah, I Öborn, M Jonsson, AS Dahlin… - … Journal of Biodiversity …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The recent interest in multi-functional agricultural landscapes has not been matched with
formal assessment of the roles that trees play across the spectrum of ecosystem services …

Agroforestry delivers a win-win solution for ecosystem services in sub-Saharan Africa. A meta-analysis

S Kuyah, CW Whitney, M Jonsson, GW Sileshi… - Agronomy for …, 2019 - Springer
Agricultural landscapes are increasingly being managed with the aim of enhancing the
provisioning of multiple ecosystem services and sustainability of production systems …

Cacao cultivation under diverse shade tree cover allows high carbon storage and sequestration without yield losses

Y Abou Rajab, C Leuschner, H Barus, A Tjoa, D Hertel - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
One of the main drivers of tropical forest loss is their conversion to oil palm, soy or cacao
plantations with low biodiversity and greatly reduced carbon storage. Southeast Asian cacao …

Leaf litter species affects decomposition rate and nutrient release in a cocoa plantation

SH Bai, M Gallart, K Singh, G Hannet… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mineral nutrient fluxes derived from litterfall are key components of nutrient biogeochemical
cycles in both natural and agroforesty systems. Cocoa production systems are generally …

Neglected pollinators: Can enhanced pollination services improve cocoa yields? A review

M Toledo-Hernández, TC Wanger… - Agriculture, ecosystems & …, 2017 - Elsevier
The negative effects of climate change on cocoa production are often enhanced through
agricultural intensification, while research institutions and enterprises try to minimize yield …

Sodium–potassium synergism in Theobroma cacao: stimulation of photosynthesis, water‐use efficiency and mineral nutrition

JN Gattward, AAF Almeida, JO Souza Jr… - Physiologia …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In ecological setting, sodium (Na+) can be beneficial or toxic, depending on plant species
and the Na+ level in the soil. While its effects are more frequently studied at high saline …

Cocoa in monoculture and dynamic agroforestry

C Andres, H Comoé, A Beerli, M Schneider… - … Reviews: Volume 19, 2016 - Springer
The growing demand for cocoa beans and products worldwide has been met by expanding
the area under cocoa production while productivity per hectare has stagnated at a low level …

Cocoa agroforest multifunctionality and soil fertility explained by shade tree litter traits

M Sauvadet, S Saj, GT Freschet… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Manipulating plant functional diversity to improve agroecosystem multifunctionality is a
central challenge of agricultural systems world‐wide. In cocoa agroforestry systems (cAFS) …

Hand pollination, not pesticides or fertilizers, increases cocoa yields and farmer income

M Toledo-Hernández, T Tscharntke, A Tjoa… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing demand for cocoa and climate-related yield declines have sparked a multi-
stakeholder debate on cocoa production strategies. Agrochemical inputs and pollination …