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Introduction: climate, cocoa and trees

dc.contributor.authorOlwig, M.F.
dc.contributor.authorAsare, R.
dc.contributor.authorMeilby, H.
dc.contributor.authorVaast, P.
dc.contributor.authorOwusu, K.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-13T09:16:05Z
dc.date.available2024-05-13T09:16:05Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-30
dc.identifier.citationOlwig, M. F., Asare, R., Meilby, H., Vaast, P., & Owusu, K. (2024). Introduction: climate, cocoa and trees. In M.F., Olwig, Bosselmann, A.S. and K. Owusu, Agroforestry as climate change adaptation: the case of cocoa farming in Ghana. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, (p. 1-33).
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-031-45634-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8475
dc.description.abstractClimate change is predicted to significantly reduce areas suitable for the cultivation of cocoa, an important cash crop providing a livelihood to over six million smallholders in the humid tropics. Cocoa agroforestry shows potential to increase climate resilience while providing more stable incomes, enhancing biodiversity, supporting healthy ecosystems and reducing the pace at which farms expand into forested areas. Based on the multidisciplinary ‘Climate Smart Cocoa Systems for Ghana’ research project, this book investigates the case of the biophysical and socioeconomic sustainability of cocoa agroforestry in Ghana, the second largest producer of cocoa in the world. After a brief introduction to the research project, this introductory chapter reviews the literature on the links between climate change, farming and agroforestry, thereby situating the study within a wider context. It then presents an in-depth analysis of historical Ghanaian cocoa yields and climate data at both the national and regional levels to establish a foundation for understanding the new climate risks faced by cocoa farmers. The chapter concludes by providing an overview of the chapters that follow and introducing the overall argument that agroforestry can only successfully address climate change impacts on cocoa farming if location-specific biophysical and socioeconomic factors are considered.
dc.description.sponsorshipDanida [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark]
dc.format.extentOLWIG:2024
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectClimate
dc.subjectCocoa (plant)
dc.subjectTrees
dc.subjectClimate-Smart-Agriculture
dc.subjectClimate Data
dc.subjectSmallholders
dc.titleIntroduction: climate, cocoa and trees
dc.typeBook Chapter
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.contributor.crpForests, Trees and Agroforestry
cg.contributor.affiliationRoskilde University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Copenhagen
cg.contributor.affiliationCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique Pour Le Développement
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Center
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Ghana
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeNatural Resource Management
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidOLWIG:2024
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAflatoxin
cg.iitasubjectClimate Change
cg.iitasubjectCocoa
cg.iitasubjectCrop Systems
cg.iitasubjectTissue Culture
cg.publicationplaceCham, Switzerland
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45635-0_1
cg.iitaauthor.identifierRichard Asare: 0000-0001-6798-7821
cg.iitaauthor.identifierPhilippe Vaast: 0000-0002-2971-3210
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