Agroforestry solutions to address food security and climate change challenges in Africa
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Trees inside and outside forests contribute to food security in Africa in the face of climate variability and change. They also provide environmental and social benefits as part of farming livelihoods. Varied ecological and socio-economic conditions have given rise to specific forms of agroforestry in different parts of Africa. Policies that institutionally segregate forest from agriculture miss opportunities for synergy at landscape scale. More explicit inclusion of agroforestry and the integration of agriculture and forestry agendas in global initiatives on climate change adaptation and mitigation can increase their effectiveness. We identify research gaps and overarching research questions for the contributions in this special issue that may help shape current opinion in environmental sustainability.
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The impacts of climate change on food insecurity are especially acute for subsistence farmers and Indigenous peoples, for whom food availability is particularly sensitive to local climatic changes.
“The impacts are especially acute for subsistence farmers and Indigenous peoples, for whom food availability is particularly sensitive to local climatic changes.38,168–170”
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- Authors
- Mbow, C., Van Noordwijk, M., Luedeling, E., Neufeldt, H., Minang, P. A., & Kowero, G.
- Affiliations
- World Agroforestry Centre (KE)
- African Forest Forum (KE)
- Corresponding author
- Mbow, Cheikh
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-02
- Volume
- 6
- Pages
- 61-67
- ISSN
- 1877-3435 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2084863124
- Cited by
- 599
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 73 · 2025: 68 · 2024: 82 · 2023: 69 · 2022: 53 · 2021: 65 · 2020: 48 · 2019: 37 · 2018: 37 · 2017: 34 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 1.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
- TaCCIRe Repository (Sokoine University of Agriculture) (submittedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Forestry › African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Forestry › Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Keywords
- agroforestry, food security, climate change adaptation, climate change mitigation, trees outside forests, climate variability, agricultural livelihoods, forest policy, research gaps, Africa
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