Agroforestry As Climate Change Adaptation : : The Case of Cocoa Farming in Ghana.

• Author: Olwig, Mette Fog.
• TeilnehmendeR: Skovmand Bosselmann, Aske.; Owusu, Kwadwo.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2024.; ©2024.
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (181 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction: Climate, Cocoa and Trees -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Cocoa in Ghana and the Multidisciplinary Research Project CLIMCOCOA -- 1.3 Climate Change, Farming and Agroforestry -- 1.3.1 Climate-Smart Agriculture -- 1.3.2 Does Cocoa Agroforestry Fit the Bill? -- 1.4 Historical Cocoa Yields and Climate -- 1.4.1 Climate and Weather -- 1.4.2 Production and Yields -- 1.4.3 Producer Prices -- 1.4.4 Association Between Production and Climate Variables -- 1.4.5 Consistency of the Correlation Patterns -- 1.5 Overview of Chapters -- References -- 2 Cocoa Under Heat and Drought Stress -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Drought and Cocoa Production -- 2.2.1 Soil Moisture -- 2.2.2 Effects of Drought on Plant-Water Potential -- 2.2.3 Effects of Drought on Photosynthesis -- 2.2.4 Biochemical Limitations to Photosynthesis -- 2.3 Heat and Cocoa -- 2.3.1 Photosynthesis -- 2.4 Flower and Pod Development Under Heat and Drought Stress -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Shade Tree Species Matter: Sustainable Cocoa-Agroforestry Management -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Role of Shade Trees in Soil Fertility and Yield in Cocoa-Agroforestry Systems -- 3.3 Shade Tree Influences on Cocoa On-Farm Pests and Diseases -- 3.4 Conclusion and Policy Implications -- Appendix: List of Common Shade Tree Species Adopted in Cocoa-Agroforestry Systems and Their Additional Uses -- References -- 4 Social Challenges and Opportunities in Agroforestry: Cocoa Farmers' Perspectives -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Background -- 4.2.1 Farmers' Cocoa Agroforestry Economy -- 4.2.2 The Socio-cultural Context of Cocoa Agroforestry Systems -- 4.2.3 The Multi-institutional Complex of Shade Tree Systems -- 4.3 Talking About Shade Tree Management with Ghanaian Cocoa Farmers.

4.4 Recent Perspectives from Ghanaian Cocoa Farmers -- 4.4.1 Common Practices, Changing Practices -- 4.4.2 Environmental Income and Shade Tree Products -- 4.4.3 Gold and Sand Mining-Competing and Destructive Land Uses -- 4.4.4 Rights or No Rights to Land and Trees -- 4.4.5 Policy Implications-Private and Public -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Household Economics of Cocoa Agroforestry: Costs and Benefits -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Literature Review: Cocoa Farmers' Livelihoods and the Role of Agroforestry -- 5.3 Conceptual Framework: Agroforestry, Farmer Income and Cost-Benefit Analysis -- 5.4 Methods -- 5.5 Results and Discussion -- 5.5.1 Yields and Household Management Practices -- 5.5.2 Farm Costs and Benefits, and Their Economic Implications -- 5.5.3 Policy Implications -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Can Agroforestry Provide a Future for Cocoa? Implications for Policy and Practice -- 6.1 The Future of Cocoa Farming -- 6.2 Key Overall Findings of the Book -- 6.2.1 Climate Change, Cocoa and Agroforestry -- 6.2.2 The Importance of Shade Tree Species and Species Diversity -- 6.2.3 Access and Rights -- 6.3 Implications for Policy and Practice -- 6.3.1 The Components Going into the Cocoa-Agroforestry System -- 6.3.2 How the Cocoa-Agroforestry System Functions -- 6.3.3 Outputs from the Cocoa-Agroforestry System -- 6.4 Moving Forward -- 6.4.1 More Focus on Shade Tree Species -- 6.4.2 Multidisciplinary Research -- 6.4.3 More Focus on Farmers -- References -- Index.