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.