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Carbon storage in cocoa growing systems across different agroecological zones in Ghana

dc.contributor.authorAfele, J.T.
dc.contributor.authorDawoe, E.
dc.contributor.authorAbunyewa, A.A.
dc.contributor.authorAfari-Sefa, V.
dc.contributor.authorAsare, R.
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-01T15:09:14Z
dc.date.available2021-07-01T15:09:14Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationAfele, J.T., Dawoe, E., Abunyewa, A.A., Afari-Sefa, V. & Asare, R. (2021). Carbon storage in cocoa growing systems across different agroecological zones in Ghana. Pelita Perkebunan, 37(1), 32-49.
dc.identifier.issn0215-0212
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7154
dc.description.abstractShade grown cocoa systems have been credited with stocking high quantities of carbon and therefore possess the potential to mitigate climate change and help achieve targets of the United Nations Collaborative Program on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). This study quantifies and compares carbon stored as well as estimated cocoa yields in two shade management types (i.e., shaded and full sun) across three agroecological zones: Dry Semi-Deciduous Fire Zone (DSFZ), Moist Evergreen Zone (MEZ) and Upland Evergreen Moist Zone (UEMZ) in Ghana. Results show that Soil organic carbon (SOC) stored decreased with increasing soil depth across all agroecological zones. Cocoa farms with shade trees stored 6 times more soil carbon (35.90±1.56 Mg C ha-1) compared to the full sun systems (5.98±1.56 Mg C ha-1). Carbon stocks in the DSFZ and the MEZ were 61.73±1.02 Mg C/ha and 67.46±1.02 Mg C ha-1 respectively whiles the UEMZ recorded 85.10 Mg C ha-1. Across agroecological zones, pod count in the UEMZ and the MEZ were similar but varied from that of the DSFZ, which recorded the least. Wilting of pods and cherrelles, was minimal and similar in the UMEZ and the MEZ but was significantly higher in the DSFZ. It is recommended that farmers should be encouraged through strong policies to adopt the integration of shade trees in the production of cocoa in Ghana to mitigate the effects of climate change.
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
dc.format.extent32-49
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectCocoa
dc.subjectCarbon
dc.subjectStorage
dc.subjectAgroecology
dc.titleCarbon storage in cocoa growing systems across different agroecological zones in Ghana
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.affiliationKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Vegetable Center
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeNatural Resource Management
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidAFELE:2021
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectClimate Change
cg.iitasubjectCocoa
cg.iitasubjectNatural Resource Management
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectSocioeconomy
cg.journalPelita Perkebunan
cg.notesOpen Access Article; Published online: 01 Apr 2021
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.22302/iccri.jur.pelitaperkebunan.v37i1.395
cg.iitaauthor.identifierRichard Asare: 0000-0001-6798-7821
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue1
cg.identifier.volume37


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