Costa Rica

Coffee agroforestry systems capable of reducing disease-induced yield and economic losses while providing multiple ecosystem services.

Cerda R, Avelino J, Harvey C A., Gary C, Tixier P, Allinne C
2020

Crop Protection, 134:105149, 14 p. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105149 (IF=2.1)

Resumen

Crop losses caused by pests and diseases decrease the incomes and threaten the livelihoods of thousands of families worldwide. A good example of the magnitude of these impacts are the massive crop losses experienced by coffee farmers in Central America due to coffee leaf rust. Coffee farmers need agroecosystems that are capable of regulating the negative impacts of pests and diseases while providing other ecosystem services on which their households and society depend. In this study, we aimed to identify the most promising coffee agroforestry systems for regulating diseases and ensuring the provision of other ecosystem services. During two years, in a research network of 61 coffee plots under a wide variety of shade and management conditions in Turrialba, Costa Rica, we quantified primary and secondary coffee losses (yield and economic losses) and indicators of three other ecosystem services: provisioning of agroforestry products (bananas, plantains, other fruits, and timber), maintenance of soil fertility and carbon sequestration.

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