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Coffee agroforestry in Kodagu, western ghats, India- need for conservation to sustain livelihoods
Kodagu district in South India is the largest coffee producing region in India contributing to 35% of the production under shade grown system. These diverse coffee plantations which cover 30% of the landscape in the region not only provide valuable economic gains to the community but also provide vital ecosystem services to the Southern India since the most important river of South India Cauvery originates here and coffee plantations cover a large area in the watershed. With the opening of the coffee markets and related intensification of coffee production the highly diverse coffee based agro forestry systems are losing the tree cover and tree diversity and could transform to system with few native trees and exotic fast growing trees like Silver Oak (Grevillea robusta). To address some of the issues related to loss of diversity and to promote sustainable coffee cultivation project CAFNET (Coffee Agroforestry Network) was launched in 2007 in 7 countries. In this project funded by European Union and coordinated by CIRAD France efforts are underway to strengthen ecological reasoning and to improve the business skills of farmers to negotiate access to payments for environmental services. Kodagu district is the only CAFNET site in India and multidisciplinary team of researchers are undertaking studies in 38 villages in the Cauvery Watershed region. Ecological and Socio-economic studies are being undertaken for the first time in the region to document and value the ecosystem services being offered by coffee based agroforestry systems. Efforts are underway to educate farmers and to form groups to add value to coffee through eco certification. This multi disciplinary study will help in providing much needed information on role of coffee plantations in providing key ecosystem services and to formulate guidelines for sustainable coffee cultivation and help the farmers through value addition and better access to markets.
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FTA 2020 Science Conference: Forests, trees and agroforestry science for transformational change: Book of abstracts
The CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) organized over 10 days from 14 to 25 September 2020 its decadal conference. The fully digital event titled Forest, trees and agroforestry science for transformational change gathered more than 500 scientists from the programme and its working partners, from 69 countries across the globe, with more than 100 presentations and 40 posters. The conference also featured a set of science – policy – implementation panel discussions, including around controversial issues, with high profile scientists and key stakeholders, as well as a series of keynote speeches. The present publication gathers the 179 abstracts accepted for the conference. It constitutes a vivid illustration of the research developed by the program and its collaborative partners worldwide. All the material and presentations over the course of the 10-day conference is freely accessible on the FTA website: https://www.foreststreesagroforestry.org/ fta-2020-science-conference-forests-trees-and-agroforestryscience- for- transformational-change/
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Agroecological transformation for sustainable food systems : Insight on France-CGIAR research
This 26th dossier d'Agropolis is devoted to research and partnerships in agroecology. The French Commission for International Agricultural Research (CRAI) and Agropolis International, on behalf of CIRAD, INRAE and IRD and in partnership with CGIAR, has produced this new issue in the 'Les dossiers d'Agropolis international' series devoted to agroecology. This publication has been produced within the framework of the Action Plan signed by CGIAR and the French government on February 4th 2021 to strengthen French collaboration with CGIAR, where agroecology is highlighted as one of the three key priorities (alongside climate change, nutrition and food systems).
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