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Programa ambiental de El Salvador (PAES)
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2021)
Farmers' knowledge of tree attributes and shade canopy management of cocoa agroforestry systems in Waslala, Nicaragua
(2013)
The research was carried out in the Waslala Province of Nicaragua during June-August 2010. The purpose of the study was to assess the local knowledge about positive and negative attributes of shade trees in cocoa agroforestry ...
Manual of teaching methods for use in agroforestry intensive short courses
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Dept. de Recursos Naturales Renovables, 1985)
Agroforestry in China: present state and future potential
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1997)
In China, major agroforestry systems are estimated to cover 45 million ha. Agrosilviculture is a dominant practice. Aquasilvicultures, e.g. tree-fish-arable crop and tree-fish-livestock systems, are alternatives for land ...
Agroforestry and soil conservation: adoption and profitability in El Salvador
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1997)
Biodiversity in the cacao agroecosystem: shade management and landscape considerations
The ability of cacao farms to harbor biological diversity—particularly forest dependent species—is known for only a few taxa (primarily ants and birds) and from a few sites. Much of what we suspect to be true of cacao farms ...
Captura de carbono y desarrollo de mercados ambientales en cacaotales y otros sistemas agroforestales indígenas en Talamanca
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Asociación de Desarrollo Integral Indígena Bribri de Talamanca (ADITIBRI). Asociación de Desarrollo Integral Indígena Cabécar de Talamanca (ADITICA). Asociación de Mujeres Indígenas Bribri de Talamanca (ACOMUITA). Asociación Coordinadora Indígena Campesina de Agroforestería Comunitaria de Centroamérica (ACICAFOC). Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía (MINAE), 2021)
Service functions of agroforestry systems
(2003)
This article presents a brief review of the main environmental service functions that are provided by agroforestry systems (AFS): 1) maintenance of soil fertility/reducing erosion via organic matter inputs to the soil, N ...
Effect of pollarding frequency on biomass of Erythrina poeppigiana as a coffee shade tree
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1986)
The use of pollarded Erythrina poeppigiana as shade tree in coffee plantations is apparently and old practice in Costa Rica. The tree is not native to this country but was introduced between late 19th and 20th century and ...
The place of agro-forestry in managing tropical forests
(CATIE, 1980)