The forest-based farming system: highly diverse, annual and perennial systems under threat

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Centre
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.coverage.countryCentral African Republic
cg.coverage.countryCongo
cg.coverage.countryCongo, Democratic Republic of
cg.coverage.countryCôte d'Ivoire
cg.coverage.countryEquatorial Guinea
cg.coverage.countryGabon
cg.coverage.countryLiberia
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cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CG
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CD
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CI
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GQ
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GA
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2LR
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest and Central Africa
cg.coverage.regionMiddle Africa
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierStefan Hauser: 0000-0002-6329-7783
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781315658841-12
cg.identifier.iitathemeNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
cg.identifier.urlhttp://apps.worldagroforestry.org/downloads/Publications/PDFS/BC20008.pdf
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.routledge.com/Farming-Systems-and-Food-Security-in-Africa-Priorities-for-Science-and/Dixon-Garrity-Boffa-Williams-Amede-Auricht-Lott-Mburathi/p/book/9781138963351
cg.isbn9781315658841
cg.placeNew York, USA
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.iitaFARMING SYSTEMS
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITY
cg.subject.iitaFORESTRY
cg.subject.iitaLIVELIHOODS
cg.subject.iitaNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.contributor.authorHauser, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorNorgrove, L.
dc.contributor.authorTollens, E.
dc.contributor.authorNolte, C.
dc.contributor.authorRobiglio, Valentina
dc.contributor.authorGockowski, J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-23T15:31:03Zen
dc.date.available2020-09-23T15:31:03Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/109606
dc.titleThe forest-based farming system: highly diverse, annual and perennial systems under threaten
dcterms.abstractKey messages African forest-based farming systems (FBFS) are the starting point for most humid zone farming systems; they exist only at low population densities and, depending on population growth, are a relatively short transition phase into more sedentary systems with higher levels of specialization. FBFS provide a wide range of food and non-food products for many of which no alternative sources exist. FBFS farmers are highly food secure yet poorly connected to markets and service providers, thus severely cash-constrained and suffering from a lack of financial, medical, educational and social services rendering families vulnerable and cut off from urban employment opportunities. Due to low labour input FBFS achieve relatively low crop yields yet they are productive because of their often high soil fertility; they draw heavily on the natural resource base for relatively low outputs. FBFS are heavily threatened by land-grabbing attempts of large-scale investors. Policies need to address human welfare and conservation / environmental protection issues in parallel with providing technical support to FBFS farmers without leading to a rapid transition into more productive yet less sustainable farming systems. Intensification and modernization of FBFS have not received sufficient attention from research and policy makers, yet are a potential way to maintain forest environments combined with agricultural production.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.available2019-12-09
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHauser, S., Norgrove, L., Tollens, E., Nolte, C., Robiglio, V. & Gockowski, J. (2020). The forest-based farming system: highly diverse, annual and perennial systems under threat. IN: Dixon, J. et al. 2019. Farming Systems and Food Security in Africa: Priorities for Science and Policy Under Global Change. London: Routledge: 393-422.en
dcterms.extent393-422
dcterms.isPartOfEarthscan Food and Agriculture Seriesen
dcterms.issued2020-06
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherRoutledge
dcterms.subjectfarming systemsen
dcterms.subjectfood productionen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjecturbanizationen
dcterms.subjectlivelihoodsen
dcterms.subjectagroforestryen
dcterms.subjectperennialsen
dcterms.typeBook Chapter

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