Willmott, Aaron; Riar, Amritbir; Saj, Stéphane; Armengot, Laura; Cicek, Harun; Kiboi, Milka; Singh, Akanksha; Grass, Ingo and Cotter, Marc (2024) The ecological and socioeconomic sustainability of organic agroforestry: a systematic review. Agroforestry Systems, 98, pp. 2933-2949.
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Organic agriculture and agroforestry are two agroecological approaches that have been proposed to address the many negative externalities of intensive agriculture.However, their comparative efficiency in promoting sustainability when combined is unclear, as they are typically studied in isolation. To address this we conducted a systematic review of comparative studies addressing organic versus conventional agroforestry and their monocultural counterparts. We conducted a content analysis resulting in an impact matrix utilizing seven broad categories encompassing ecological, socioeconomic and environmental aspects of sustainability. By analyzing these impact categories separately, it is possible to highlight the distinct advantages and issues in organic agroforestry systems over alternative systems, as well as the potential for multifunctionality. Research in organic agroforestry is strongly biased towards South American Cocoa and Coffee, but, in spite of this, evidence thus far suggests that organic agroforestry has many advantages across all categories studied and few drawbacks; the main one being yield of single crops. A large number of comparisons yielded neutral outcomes, suggesting that there are a limited set of trade-offs associated with organic agroforestry, many of which may be attenuated by altering management and market conditions. We conclude by highlighting key research areas in organic agroforestry which need to be addressed including: the differing ways of quantifying yield, staple crops and expanding the geographic range of studies.
| EPrint Type: | Journal paper |
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| Keywords: | Multifunctionality, agroecology, crop diversification, organic agriculture, Abacus, FiBL6524603, SysCom, FiBL65166, SustainSahel, FiBL10140 |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English agroecology http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_92381 English crop diversification -> diversification http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2344 English organic farming -> organic agriculture http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15911 |
| Subjects: | "Organics" in general > Countries and regions > Bolivia |
| Research affiliation: | Spain > University of Barcelona Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Special crops > Cocoa Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > International > Agroforestry Systems Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > International > Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics > Systems comparison Germany > University of Hohenheim |
| DOI: | https:// doi. org/ 10. 1007/ s10457- 024- 01064-w |
| Related Links: | https://systems-comparison.fibl.org/, https://www.sustainsahel.net/index.html |
| Deposited By: | Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL |
| ID Code: | 54994 |
| Deposited On: | 27 Feb 2025 10:47 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Feb 2025 10:47 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
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