Agroforestry Systems: Strategies for Mitigating Climate Change
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Systems and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 December 2024 | Viewed by 213
Special Issue Editor
Interests: agronomy; ecosystem service proxy indicators; quantification and valuation; energy synthesis; carbon sequestration and its role in climate change; crop modelling and terrestrial ecology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Global concerns about land use effects on climate change are reshaping agricultural production strategies. In addition, the constant demand for high-quality food with low environmental impacts presents an even greater challenge.
Agroforestry emerges as a climate-smart agricultural approach, combining the production of diverse products and environmental benefits through sustainable intensification. Agroforestry systems contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity preservation, and enhanced ecosystem services’ provision, contributing to Sustainable Development Goals for environmental, agronomic, and social benefits. Positioned as a compromise between ecosystem protection and food production, agroforestry contributes to environmentally friendly production and provides wider social benefits for long-term regional development.
This Special Issue intends to provide insights into the diversity of agroforestry systems and their role in global climate change adaptation and mitigation and the provision of ecosystem services. All types of original papers, such as original research articles and reviews, are welcome.
Dr. Bhim Bahadur Ghaley
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- agroforestry
- agronomic yields
- ecosystem services
- environmental benefits
- land equivalent ratio
Planned Papers
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Title: An innovative framework to study the carbon sequestration practices in tea based hill agroforestry systems using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM)
Authors: C. Cinthia Fernandaz; Shanmuga Surya K; C. Karthikeyan; K. Boomiraj; S.P.Thamaraiselvi; S. Manivasakan; Bindu Rajashekar
Affiliation: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) -Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tanmil Nadu Agricultural University, Ooty, The Nilgiris, India
Abstract: Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils is a crucial step in mitigating the adverse effects of global climate change and enhancing soil fertility. Among various crops, tea plantations show significant promise in adopting carbon sequestration practices. Consequently, the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu was purposefully selected for the study, involving 120 tea growers chosen using the snowball sampling method. A theoretical framework was developed to assess the factors influencing tea grower’s adoption of carbon sequestration practices. Partial Least Squares - Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed to analyze the gathered data. The results demonstrated that factors such as ‘Knowledge’, ‘Attitude’, ‘Innovativeness’, ‘Perceived benefits’ and ‘Perceived need’ had a significant and positive influence on tea grower’s adoption of carbon sequestration practices. In contrast, ‘Social influence’ had no significant effect, underscoring the importance of increasing awareness, providing financial incentives, establishing pricing structures, and implementing government policies related to soil carbon sequestration.
