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Tipologías cafetaleras de la República Dominicana: manejo, rendimientos y desempeño financiero
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2021)
La caficultura de la República Dominicana se encuentra en una encrucijada fundamental. Por un lado, la producción nacional está en caída libre desde hace un par de décadas debido al envejecimiento, poca tecnificación y ...
Long-term effects of shade and input levels on coffee yields in the Pacific region of Nicaragua
(CIRAD, Montpellier (France), 2020)
The suitability and profitability of coffee cultivation in Central America are at risk due to pest and disease outbreaks, price fluctuations and climate change. Proper shading is claimed to be one of the most promising ...
ShadeMotion: el análisis de patrones de sombra de árboles.
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2020-01)
ShadeMotion 5.1.41 es una aplicación de software que calcula la cantidad de horas de sombra que se acumulan en cada punto (celdilla) de una parcela debido a la presencia de cualquier cantidad de árboles, con copas de ...
Shade and Agronomic Intensification in Coffee Agroforestry Systems: Trade-Off or Synergy?
(2021)
Despite many years of research, there is still a lack of consensus as to the nature of the relationship between shade trees and agronomic intensification in coffee agroforestry systems. While some studies find unshaded ...
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 ...
Enriquecimiento de carcas vivas con árboles maderables y nativos en Olancho, Honduras
(Trees on Farms for Biodiversity (ToNF), 2022)
La serie ofrece recomendaciones prácticas sobre cómo integrar la agroforestería en los sistemas de producción existentes para mejorar la conservación de los bosques y generar beneficios sociales y económicos. El sitio ...
ShadeMotion: the analysis of tree shade patterns tutorial
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2021-03)
ShadeMotion 5.1.41 is a software application that calculates the number of hours of shade accumulated on each point (grid cell) on a plot due to the presence of trees, in any number, sizes and crown shapes and in any ...
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 ...