Climate change adaptation through agroforestry: The case of Kassena Nankana West District, Ghana

Apuri, I.; Peprah, Kenneth; Achana, Godwin Thomas Wedam

doi:10.1016/j.envdev.2018.09.002

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“…However, it is not known what further increases in air temperature due to climate change Chinese Torreya trees can tolerate. A previous study indicated that latitude [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] • N might experience a decrease in air temperature based on the output of a global circulation model [25].…”

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“…As long as other Torreya trees (the stock trees) can grow well, then, it should be possible to develop Chinese Torreya. Agroforestry may provide strategies for adaptation to changing local climates, through grafting, shading, and irrigation [32]. However, the adaptive plasticity of this species may not be able to maintain adaptive phenotypes under extreme environmental shifts [33].…”

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Evaluating the Adaptation of Chinese Torreya Plantations to Climate Change

Chen

Niu

2020

Atmosphere

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Studying the capacity of some plant species to adapt to climate change is essential for ecological research and agricultural policy development. Chinese Torreya (Torreya grandis 'Merrillii') has been an important crop tree in subtropical China for over a thousand years. It is necessary to characterize its adaptation to climate change. In this study, the average monthly temperature and precipitation from 1901 to 2017 in the six regions with Chinese Torreya plantations at different provinces were analyzed. The results indicated that the average annual air temperature across these regions had increased by about 2.0 • C, but no general trend in the annual precipitation and incidence of drought was found. The annual air temperature that Chinese Torreya plantations had experienced was 12.96-18.23 • C; the highest and the lowest average monthly air temperatures were 30.1 • C and −0.8 • C, respectively. The lowest and the highest annual precipitation were 874.56 mm and 2501.88 mm, respectively. Chinese Torreya trees endured a severe drought period in the 1920s. The monthly air temperature at Zhuji, which is the central production region, showed a significant correlation with the air temperature in the other five regions. The monthly precipitation in Hunan and Guizhou had no significant correlation with that of Zhuji. Chinese Torreya plantations have been grown in the regions with a similar climate distance index of air temperatures but different precipitation. This tree has a high capacity to adapt to climate change based on the climate dynamics across its range. This approach may provide a way to evaluate climate adaptation in other tree species. These results may provide helpful information for the development of Chinese Torreya plantations.

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Evaluating the Adaptation of Chinese Torreya Plantations to Climate Change

Chen

Niu

2020

Atmosphere

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“…By integrating native trees in their production system farmers can generate additional income, directly benefit from nutritious food products, and increase their resilience to market or climatic shocks [85,86]. Furthermore, agroforestry can help maintain tree and associated biodiversity [87], reduce soil erosion, and improve soil characteristics, which can increase crop yield and household food availability year-round [88,89]. As an example, traditional agroforestry systems in Indonesia are associated with more frequent consumption of healthy foods than natural forests or tree crop plantations, as they are known for the diversity of crops and management of wild foods [19].…”

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Rediscovering the Contributions of Forests and Trees to Transition Global Food Systems

Chamberlain

Darr

Meinhold

2020

Forests

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The importance of forests to safeguard agricultural production through regulating ecosystem services such as clean water, soil protection, and climate regulation is well documented, yet the contributions of forests and trees to provide food for the nutritional needs of the increasing human population has not been fully realized. Plants, fungi, and animals harvested from forests have long provided multiple benefits—for nutrition, health, income, and cultural purposes. Across the globe, the main element of “forest management” has been industrial wood production. Sourcing food from forests has been not even an afterthought but a subordinate activity that just happens and is largely invisible in official statistics. For many people, forests ensure a secure supply of essential foods and vital nutrients. For others, foraging forests for food offers cultural, recreational, and diversified culinary benefits. Increasingly, these products are perceived by consumers as being more “natural” and healthier than food from agricultural production. Forest-and wild-sourced products increasingly are being used as key ingredients in multiple billion dollar industries due to rising demand for “natural” food production. Consumer trends demonstrate growing interests in forest food gathering that involves biological processes and new forms of culturally embedded interactions with the natural world. Further, intensifying calls to “re-orient” agricultural production provides opportunities to expand the roles of forests in food production; to reset food systems by integrating forests and trees. We use examples of various plants, such as baobab, to explore ways forests and trees provide for food security and nutrition and illustrate elements of a framework to encourage integration of forests and trees. Forests and trees provide innovative opportunities and technological and logistical challenges to expand food systems and transition to a bioeconomy. This shift is essential to meet the expanding demand for secure and nutritious food, while conserving forest biodiversity.

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“…On Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDG 1), the United Nations (UN) Secretary General has called for greater efforts to boost incomes, alleviate poverty and build resilience for those living in poverty, especially in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa where many people are faced with a plethora of challenges including hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition (Agula et al, 2016). The situation is aggravated by lack of access to credit, extension services and the inability of smallholder farmers to afford these services (Appiah-Nkansah, 2009;Benin et al, 2012;Dittoh et al, 2013;Akudugu et al, 2016;Agula et al, 2016;Mumin, 2017;Peprah and N-yelkabong, 2017;Apuri et al, 2018;World Bank, 2018). There are direct and indirect relationships between irrigation agriculture and rural livelihoods.…”

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Nexus Between Smallholder Irrigation Farming and Farmers’ Livelihood Outcomes in Ghana’s Guinea Savannah

Baddianaah¹,

Peprah²,

Yembilah³

2021

IJIRAD

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The aim of the study was to relate small-scale irrigation farming and farmers’ livelihood outcomes using the poorest District in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The livelihood implications of rural farmers remain inconclusive across the literature. Mixed methods and primary data consisting of key informant interviews, household questionnaires and personal observation were used for the study. Data were obtained from 120 farmers drawn from 173 farming households living in four (4) small-scale irrigation dams’ communities. The results revealed a significant source of supplementary income and household food is provided by smallholder irrigation farming. The results further revealed that farmers employ a plethora of technologies including the use of mulch to stem soil moisture loss, livestock manure and chemical fertilizers to remedy soil productivity decline as well as hand-dug wells to supplement the reduction in irrigation water. However, the results revealed that irrigable land is not accessible to non-land owning ethnic groups. Access to irrigable land should be the number one consideration in siting irrigation facilities in Ghana.

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Climate change adaptation through agroforestry: The case of Kassena Nankana West District, Ghana

Cited by 44 publications

References 15 publications

Evaluating the Adaptation of Chinese Torreya Plantations to Climate Change

Evaluating the Adaptation of Chinese Torreya Plantations to Climate Change

Rediscovering the Contributions of Forests and Trees to Transition Global Food Systems

Nexus Between Smallholder Irrigation Farming and Farmers’ Livelihood Outcomes in Ghana’s Guinea Savannah

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