Coffee is deemed to be a high-risk crop in light of upcoming climate changes. Agroforestry
practices have been proposed as a nature-based strategy for coffee farmers to mitigate and …

Farmers are facing serious plant protection issues and phytosanitary risks, in particular in
the tropics. Such issues are food insecurity, lower income in traditional low-input …

Climate change may impose severe challenges to farmers to maintain agricultural
production levels in the future. In this study we analysed the effect of projected changes in …

Agricultural intensification reduces ecological resilience of land‐use systems, whereas
paradoxically, environmental change and climate extremes require a higher response …

In the past three decades, coffee cultivation has gained widespread attention for its crucial
role in supporting local and global biodiversity. In this synthetic Overview, we present newly …

Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) is a tropical perennial crop which is of great economic
importance to the confectionary industry and to the economies of many countries of the …

The second edition of this book, first published in 1991 and intended for students and
researchers, contains revised and updated material on the theory and practice of nitrogen …

Explore the latest research on biological control! Completely updated for 2004, this new
edition examines methods for making agricultural systems less susceptible to insect pests …

The production of sufficient food for an increasing global population while conserving
natural capital is a major challenge to humanity. Tree-mediated ecosystem services are …

Coffee is one of the most important global crops and provides a livelihood to millions of
people living in developing countries. Coffee species have been described as being highly …