A Quantitative Appraisal of Selected Agroforestry Studies in the Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMuthee, Kennedy
dc.contributor.authorDuguma, Lalisa
dc.contributor.authorMajale, Christine
dc.contributor.authorMucheru-Muna, Monicah
dc.contributor.authorWainaina, Priscilla
dc.contributor.authorMinang, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-28T09:27:39Z
dc.date.available2023-07-28T09:27:39Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe multiple ecosystem services and livelihood assets development challenges facing the world, including climate change, land degradation, and high poverty levels, have necessitated cross-cutting solutions. Such includes agroforestry technologies, where trees are integrated with crop and pasture lands to yield multiple ecosystem goods and services. Though an ancient approach to land management, agroforestry faces a modern and urgent demand for expansion to counter ecosystems-livelihoods imbalances in most regions across the globe. This paper sought to synthesize the dynamics and characteristics of agroforestry technologies in sub-Saharan Africa by adopting the systematic review approach. Eighty-six (86) agroforestry studies were reviewed, analysing variables such as the dominant agroforestry technologies, production systems, types of studies, and ecosystem services generated by different agroforestry technologies. It established that majority of the agroforestry studies are multiple (undefined) in nature at 36%, have moderately changed over the years, the dominant agroforestry study type is journal articles (59%), and they are mostly scientific in nature (57%). Further, income generation was the dominant provisioning service (31%), greenhouse gas emission reduction was the main regulatory service (31%), and soil fertility management was the key support service. Tradeoffs associated with agroforestry technologies, including increased deforestation rates, tree-crops competition, increased pests and diseases, and potential food insecurity due to reduced crop production were also identified. Barriers to agroforestry such as insecure land tenure systems and inadequate research development are discussed. Pathways towards increased agroforestry technologies adoption, such as creating a conducive institutional and policy environment, as well as developing business support services for agroforestry-related goods and services were identified. The study reiterates the need for increased agroforestry technologies adoption to create the ecosystems-livelihoods balances, with sufficient measures to minimize the potential tradeoffs.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMuthee, K., Duguma, L., Majale, C., Mucheru-Muna, M., Wainaina, P., & Minang, P. (2022). A quantitative appraisal of selected agroforestry studies in the Sub-Saharan Africa. Heliyon.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.cell.com/heliyon/pdf/S2405-8440(22)01958-2.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/26455
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCell Pressen_US
dc.subjectAgroforestryen_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectEcosystem servicesen_US
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen_US
dc.subjectNature-based solutionsen_US
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.subjectSystematic reviewen_US
dc.titleA Quantitative Appraisal of Selected Agroforestry Studies in the Sub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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