Agroforestry as Climate Change Adaptation The Case of Cocoa Farming in Ghana

“Cocoa-agroforestry is coming up strongly as a land use option in the humid tropics that holds the potential to reduce the severity of climate change on cocoa productivity. Reading this book inspires hope that with persistence in research, cocoa-agroforestry may hold the key for sustainability of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Olwig, Mette Fog (-)
Otros Autores: Skovmand Bosselmann, Aske, Owusu, Kwadwo
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing 2024.
Edición:1st ed. 2024.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009792976806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Climate, Cocoa and Trees(Mette Fog Olwig, Richard Asare, Henrik Meilby, Philippe Vaast and Kwadwo Owusu)
  • Chapter 2.Cocoa Under Heat and Drought Stress (Eric Opoku Mensah, Philippe Vaast, Richard Asare, Christiana A. Amoatey, Kwadwo Owusu, Bismark Kwesi Asitoakor, and Anders Ræbild)
  • Chapter 3. Shade Tree Species Matter: Sustainable Cocoa Agroforestry Management (Bismark Kwesi Asitoakor, Anders Ræbild, Philippe Vaast, Hans Peter Ravn, Kwadwo Owusu, Eric Opoku Mensah and Richard Asare)
  • Chapter 4. Social Challenges and Opportunities in Agroforestry: Cocoa Farmers’ Perspectives (Aske S. Bosselmann, Sylvester Afram Boadi, Mette Fog Olwig and Richard Asare)
  • Chapter 5.Household Economics of Cocoa Agroforestry: Costs and Benefits (Sylvester Afram Boadi, Aske Skovmand Bosselmann, Kwadwo Owusu, Richard Asare and Mette Fog Olwig)
  • Chapter 6.Can Agroforestry Provide a Future for Cocoa? Implications for Policy and Practice(Mette Fog Olwig, Richard Asare, Philippe Vaast and Aske S. Bosselmann).