The phytomicrobiome plays a crucial role in soil and ecosystem health, encompassing both
beneficial members providing critical ecosystem goods and services and pathogens …

Many decades of improvement in cacao have aided to obtain cultivars with characteristics of
tolerance to diseases, adaptability to different edaphoclimatic conditions, and higher yields …

Current conventional agriculture is considered unsustainable and inadequate to address
great societal challenges such as climate change, environmental pollution, food security …

Deforestation and land degradation remain two major economic and environmental threats
in Côte d'Ivoire. This study assessed land use and land cover (LULC) change and farmers' …

Key message Shade trees in agroforestry systems protect the understory cocoa from climate
extremes. Shade tree pruning manages microclimatic conditions in favor of cocoa …

Cacao agroforestry systems (CAFS) can provide supporting services such as optimum light
conditions for cacao growth, water and nutrient cycling and regulating services such as pest …

Agroforestry is recognized as a sustainable land use practice. However, the uptake of such a
promising land use practice is slow. Through this research, carried out in a Terai district of …

Impact assessments are used to raise evidence and guide the implementation of
sustainability strategies in commodity value chains. Due to methodological and data …

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is produced in systems of varying complexity ranging from
monoculture with temporary shade to highly diverse agroforests. Producers have to weigh …

The multiple ecosystem services and livelihood assets development challenges facing the
world, including climate change, land degradation, and high poverty levels, have …