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The use of plant architectural models for estimating radiation transfer within agroforestry systems -an example for multi-strata coconut-based farming systems
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba (Costa Rica) | DANIDA, Turrialba (Costa Rica) | GTZ, Eschborn (Alemania) | ICRAF, Nairobi (Kenia) | IUFRO, Viena (Austria), 1999)
Agroforestry systems with emphasis in Theobroma grandiflorum cultivated in low fertility soils
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 1999)
The place of agro-forestry in managing tropical forests
(CATIE, 1980)
Coffee growers make improved pest management decisions through group learning and experimentation by crop stage
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 1999)
Farming families try to produce profitable crops with available resources, but they still face conditions of variability and uncertainty. Rainfall variability between 3 to 6 months affects crop vigor and phenology, pest ...
Trees as hotspots: Using forest, trees, and agroforestry to foster diverse sustainable landscapes
(Agricultural Systems, 2022)
Forests, trees, and agroforestry (FTA) are ecosystem hotspots. They exemplify the contributions of biodiversity to sustainable and resilient landscapes, green circular economy and to sustainable agriculture and food systems ...
Agroforestry: A primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment
(Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), 2022)
Is a guide to agroforestry principles and concepts, and how to use them effectively. It develop ‘how-to’ manuals and guides those about agroforestry, forestry, horticulture and social sciences. It support to realize ...
Silvopastoral systems for offsetting livestock emissions in the tropics a case study of a dairy farm in Costa Rica
(Agonomy fo Sustainable Development, 2022-09-19)
Ways are being sought to reduce the environmental impact of ruminant livestock farming. Integration of trees into farming systems has been advocated as a measure to deliver ecosystem services, inter alia climate regulation ...
Impact of agro-forestry systems on the aroma generation of coffee beans
(Frontiers, 2022)
A long experiment has been established since 2000 at CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center), Turrialba, Costa Rica. Twenty agro-forestry systems with different shade types and managements (organic ...