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The future of coffee and cocoa agroforestry in a warmer Mesoamerica

The future of coffee and cocoa agroforestry in a warmer Mesoamerica
AbstractClimate change threatens coffee production and the livelihoods of thousands of families in Mesoamerica that depend on it. Replacing coffee with cocoa and integrating trees in combined agroforestry systems to ameliorate abiotic stress are among the proposed alternatives to overcome this challenge. These two alternatives do not consider the vulnerability of cocoa and tree species commonly used in agroforestry plantations to future climate conditions. We assessed the suitability of these alternatives by identifying the potential changes in the distribution of coffee, cocoa and the 100 most common agroforestry trees found in Mesoamerica. Here we show that cocoa could potentially become an alternative in most of coffee vulnerable areas. Agroforestry with currently preferred tree species is highly vulnerable to future climate change. Transforming agroforestry systems by changing tree species composition may be the best approach to adapt most of the coffee and cocoa production areas. Our results stress the urgency for land use planning considering climate change effects and to assess new combinations of agroforestry species in coffee and cocoa plantations in Mesoamerica.
- Universidad de Las Américas Ecuador
- CGIAR France
- Wageningen University & Research Netherlands
- CGIAR Consortium France
- Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences Norway
agroecology, coffea, Climate, Climate Change, theobroma cacao, Coffee, Article, agroforestry, Resource Ecology, Life Science, Ecosystem, Cacao, Geography, Agriculture, Forestry, Leerstoelgroep Resource Ecology, PE&RC, climate change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
agroecology, coffea, Climate, Climate Change, theobroma cacao, Coffee, Article, agroforestry, Resource Ecology, Life Science, Ecosystem, Cacao, Geography, Agriculture, Forestry, Leerstoelgroep Resource Ecology, PE&RC, climate change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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