Diversity Bears Fruit: Evaluating the Economic Potential of Undervalued Fruits for an Agroecological Restoration Approach in the Peruvian Amazon

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationCenter for International Forestry Researchen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity Internationalen
cg.contributor.affiliationKassel Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Hamburgen
cg.contributor.affiliationErasmus Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversidad Nacional Amazónica de Madre de Diosen
cg.contributor.affiliationInstituto de Inverstigación de la Amazonia Peruanaen
cg.contributor.crpForests, Trees and Agroforestry
cg.coverage.countryPeru
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2PE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouth America
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su13084582en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2071-1050en
cg.issue8en
cg.journalSustainabilityen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.river.basinAMAZONen
cg.volume13en
dc.contributor.authorLagneaux, E.en
dc.contributor.authorJansen, M.en
dc.contributor.authorQuaedvlieg, J.en
dc.contributor.authorZuidema, Pieter A.en
dc.contributor.authorAnten, N.P.R.en
dc.contributor.authorGarcía Roca, M.R.en
dc.contributor.authorCorvera Gomringer, Ronalden
dc.contributor.authorKettle, Christopher J.en
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-07T03:27:46Zen
dc.date.available2021-05-07T03:27:46Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/113655
dc.titleDiversity Bears Fruit: Evaluating the Economic Potential of Undervalued Fruits for an Agroecological Restoration Approach in the Peruvian Amazonen
dcterms.abstractAgroforestry systems with a range of native and often neglected and underutilized tree species (NUS) are increasingly recognized for their potential role in restoration, simultaneously providing ecological and livelihood benefits. Successful adoption of these systems requires knowledge about beneficial species, system-level potential profitability, and barriers faced by farmers. Such information is essential but lacking for most NUS. We analyzed the economic potential of NUS in diverse smallholder-managed agroforestry systems in the Peruvian Amazon. Through semi-structured surveys with local stakeholders (n = 40), we identified 10 native Amazonian NUS fruit with ecological, nutritious and commercial benefits. We then simulated the potential revenue per species and system-level profit of an agroforestry system designed with the 10 NUS. Our projections suggest that a diverse NUS-based agroforestry system can outcompete most alternative land-uses in the region on a per hectare profit basis. This shows that including NUS in restoration efforts could provide economic benefits for smallholders. To realize this potential, we recommend adapted interventions, e.g., increased farmer access to planting material, technical support for production and capacity building with a focus on high-potential NUS.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2021-04-20
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLagneaux, E., Jansen, M., Quaedvlieg, J., Zuidema, P.A., Anten, N.P.R., García Roca, M.R., Corvera-Gomringer, R. and Kettle, C.J. 2021. Diversity Bears Fruit: Evaluating the Economic Potential of Undervalued Fruits for an Agroecological Restoration Approach in the Peruvian Amazon. Sustainability,13(8): 4582. https://doi.org10.3390/su13084582en
dcterms.extent4582en
dcterms.issued2021-04-20
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherMDPIen
dcterms.subjectagroecologyen
dcterms.subjectagroforestryen
dcterms.subjectlandscape conservationen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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