Food, energy and water insecurity are concomitant challenges facing many communities in
East Africa. Agrivoltaic systems–agriculture integrated with photovoltaic panels–address all …

Highlights•Parklands reflect the ecological knowledge of farmers of the Sahel as a risk prone
environment.•Parklands are providers of a range of ecological functions and products.•The …

Abstract In the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, large knowledge gaps
persist on how to increase biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in cash crop-dominated …

The 'parklands' that form the most widespread farming systems in the Sahelian zone of West
Africa are farming systems in which annual crops are grown under scattered trees preserved …

Agroforestry systems dot agricultural landscapes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where they
provide food, fuelwood, fibre, fodder and other products that are used at home or sold for …

This chapter reviews the beneficial and adverse effects of trees on crops with regard to water
use and water balance, and considers how tree-crop interactions may change under …

Light competition by trees is often regarded as a major limiting factor for crops in alley-
crop** agroforestry. Northern latitude farmers are usually reluctant to adopt agroforestry …

Soil degradation in semi-arid West Africa can be reversed through an intensified application
of organic matter, especially on coarse soils. Woody perennials have been promoted in the …

The utilization of cropland and rooftops for solar photovoltaics (PVs) installation holds
significant potential for enhancing global renewable energy capacity with the advantage of …

As the extent of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) cultivation has expanded at the expense of
tropical rainforests, enriching conventional large‐scale oil palm plantations with native trees …