Shade tree species matter: sustainable cocoa-agroforestry management
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and developing country institute | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | University of Ghana | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | University of Copenhagen | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghana | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Université Montpellier | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture | en |
| cg.contributor.crp | Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security | |
| cg.coverage.country | Ghana | |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | GH | |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa | |
| cg.coverage.region | Western Africa | |
| cg.creator.identifier | Bismark Kwesi Asitoakor: 0000-0002-6507-6706 | en |
| cg.creator.identifier | Anders Ræbild: 0000-0002-8793-5663 | en |
| cg.creator.identifier | Philippe Vaast: 0000-0002-2971-3210 | en |
| cg.creator.identifier | Hans Peter Ravn: 0000-0001-5090-3273 | en |
| cg.creator.identifier | Kwadwo Owusu: 0000-0003-1322-0566 | en |
| cg.creator.identifier | Eric Opoku Mensah: 0000-0002-7964-5180 | en |
| cg.creator.identifier | Richard Asare: 0000-0001-6798-7821 | en |
| cg.howPublished | Formally Published | en |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45635-0_3 | en |
| cg.identifier.iitatheme | NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | en |
| cg.isbn | 978-3-031-01329-4 | en |
| cg.place | London, UK | en |
| cg.reviewStatus | Peer Review | en |
| cg.subject.actionArea | Systems Transformation | |
| cg.subject.iita | AGRONOMY | en |
| cg.subject.iita | CLIMATE CHANGE | en |
| cg.subject.iita | COCOA | en |
| cg.subject.iita | FARMING SYSTEMS | en |
| cg.subject.iita | FOOD SECURITY | en |
| cg.subject.iita | FORESTRY | en |
| cg.subject.iita | SMALLHOLDER FARMERS | en |
| cg.subject.impactArea | Climate adaptation and mitigation | |
| cg.subject.sdg | SDG 2 - Zero hunger | en |
| cg.subject.sdg | SDG 13 - Climate action | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Asitoakor, B.K. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Rabild, A. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Vaast, P. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Ravn, H.P. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Owusu, K. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Mensah, E.O. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Asare, R. | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-19T12:00:22Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-19T12:00:22Z | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140509 | |
| dc.title | Shade tree species matter: sustainable cocoa-agroforestry management | en |
| dcterms.abstract | Shade trees are important components of cocoa-agroforestry systems because they influence yields, soil fertility and the occurrence of pests and diseases and may support adaptation to climate change. Based on a review of the existing literature and on primary data from field experiments, this chapter reports on the species-specific effects of shade trees in relation to the management of insect pests, black pod diseases and their impacts on cocoa yield. Shade tree species in cocoa systems impact soil available phosphorus differently and shade tree species such as Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata), limba (Terminalia superba)and mahogany (Khaya ivorensis) increase cocoa yield compared with cocoa systems without shade trees. The architecture of shade tree species may influence below-canopy temperatures and relative humidity, which poten-tially affect pests such as mirids and black pod disease infections and ultimately cocoa yield. As farmers have local knowledge of and prefer-ences for certain shade tree species, strengthening the combination of scientific and local knowledge can prove a powerful tool for the improved management of shade tree species, as well as cocoa pests and diseases. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
| dcterms.audience | Scientists | en |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Asitoakor, B.K., Raebild, A., Vaast, P., Ravn, H.P., Owusu, K., Mensah, E.O. & Asare, R. (2024). Shade tree species matter: sustainable cocoa-agroforestry management. In M.F. Olwig, A.S. Bosselmann and K. Owusu, Agroforestry as climate change adaptation: the case of cocoa farming in Ghana. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, (p. 59-92). | en |
| dcterms.extent | 59-92 | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2024 | en |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.license | CC-BY-4.0 | |
| dcterms.publisher | Palgrave Macmillan | en |
| dcterms.subject | pests of plants | en |
| dcterms.subject | plant diseases | en |
| dcterms.subject | miridae | en |
| dcterms.subject | soil fertility | en |
| dcterms.subject | yields | en |
| dcterms.subject | climate change | en |
| dcterms.type | Book Chapter |