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Risk analysis and cacao pod survivorship curves to improve yield forecasting methods
(Frontiers, 2024-03-22)
Cocoa attainable yields are affected by a complex of pests and diseases in a particular agro-environment. Estimation of yield loss is critical for agronomic and economic decision-making at the farm level. For over 15 months, ...
Interactions between climate, shade canopy characteristics and cocoa production in Colombia
(Frontiers, 2024-02-09)
Properly designed agroforestry systems (AFS) can generate optimal cocoa bean (BC) yields, produce co-products and provide ecosystem services. This study analyzes the interactions between climate, AFS structure and BC yield ...
Cadmium concentration in cocoa beans produced in agroforestry systems of small producers in Panama
(CSIC, 2024-01-30)
Aim of study: To calculate Cd concentration in cocoa plants and evaluate its relationship with available Cd and other soil properties. Area of study: Almirante, Bocas del Toro province, Panama, in 2020-2021. Material and ...
Agroforestry at work
(2024)
This issue contextualizes agroforestry in four introductory articles in terms of economic viability and resilience, gender inclusiveness, interactions with climate change and biodiversity and barriers to adoption. We then ...
Key drivers of change that affect livestock systems and their impact on sustainability and resilience
(CATIE- Centro Agroaméricano Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, 2024)
The report delves into the key drivers impacting livestock systems and their implications for sustainability and resilience. The webinars, hosted by GASL and CATIE, aimed to address the challenges in the livestock sector, ...
Informe de situación y perspectivas de la bioeconomía en América Latina y el Caribe
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2024)
Debido a la creciente necesidad de mitigar el impacto global del cambio climático, resulta más importante que nunca establecer estrategias armonizadas mundialmente para garantizar la salud y el bienestar de todos y adaptarnos ...
Servicios ecosistémicos: un pilar para el desarrollo de ALC
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2024)
Analiza la oportunidad clave que emerge de la bioeconomía en ALC para aprovechar los recursos biológicos de la región de manera sostenible, lo que no solo puede impulsar el crecimiento económico, sino también abordar ...
Diversity and productive potential of timber trees in cocoa agroforestry systems in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
(Revista de la Facultad de Agronomía de la Universidad del Zulia, 2024-02-27)
Timber production in agroforestry systems can improve environmental and economic sustainability, especially for families living in rural areas. Despite its importance in Guatemala, little is known about ...
Milk production systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Biophysical, socio-economic, and environmental performance.
(Elsevier Ltd., 2024)
The Latin America-Caribbean (LAC) region has the potential to pursue a sustainable expansion of
livestock production and capitalise on the growing global demand for dairy and beef products. However, it is
This study ...
Making finance flow to adaptation in small-scale agrifood systems. The role of the third long-term goal of the Paris Agreement.
(ODI, 2024-03)
This paper is the second in a pair of reports exploring how climate-resilient development can be supported through the implementation of the third long-term goal of the Paris Agreement, Article 2.1(c). As identified in the ...