The Ecological Limits of Poverty Alleviation in an African Forest-Agriculture Landscape

Autor: Alexandra C. Morel, Mark Hirons, Michael Adu Sasu, Marvin Quaye, Rebecca Ashley Asare, John Mason, Stephen Adu-Bredu, Emily Boyd, Constance L. McDermott, Elizabeth J. Z. Robinson, Robert Straser, Yadvinder Malhi, Ken Norris

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol 3 (2019)

Cocoa yields in Ghana remain low. This has variously been attributed to low rates of fertilizer application, pollinator limitation, and particularly dry growing conditions. In this paper we use an African forest-agriculture landscape dominated by coc

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Proximity to forest mediates trade-offs between yields and biodiversity of birds in oil palm smallholdings

Autor: Catherine L. Parr, Ben Ossom, Keith C. Hamer, Sarah A. Scriven, Winston Asante, Jane K. Hill, Linda Ofosuhene, Rosemary Addico, Rebecca Ashley Asare, Michael Adu Sasu

Publikováno v: Biotropica

There is much debate about how best to mitigate the effects of agricultural expansion on biodiversity, especially in the tropics. Recent studies have emphasized that proximity to natural habitats can enhance farmland biodiversity, yet few studies hav

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https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/174854/7/btp.12997.pdf

Resilience to climate shocks in the tropics

Autor: Mark Hirons, Emilie Beauchamp, Yadvinder Malhi, Rebecca Ashley Asare, Declan Conway, Stephen Whitfield

This focus collection on resilience to climate shocks in the tropics draws together 16 papers that predominantly examine the impacts of, and responses to, the 2015/2016 El Niño-Southern Oscillation event, in a range of contexts. This introductory sy

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abb156

On-farm cocoa yields increase with canopy cover of shade trees in two agro-ecological zones in Ghana

Autor: Bo Markussen, Gilbert J. Anim-Kwapong, Richard Asare, Anders Ræbild, Rebecca Ashley Asare

Publikováno v: Asare, R, Markussen, B, Asare, R A, Anim-Kwapong, G & Ræbild, A 2019, ' On-farm cocoa yields increase with canopy cover of shade trees in two agro-ecological zones in Ghana ', Climate and Development, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 435-445 . https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2018.1442805

Despite Ghana’s large contribution to global cocoa production, average yields are low. Policymakers and practitioners are calling for implementation of a climate smart strategy by increasing yields and augmenting shade tree cover in cocoa systems.

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https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/218501003/On_farm_cocoa_yields_increase_with_canopy_cover_of_shade_trees_in_two_agro_ecological_zones_in_Ghana.pdf

Influences of shading and fertilization on on-farm yields of cocoa in Ghana

Autor: Winston Asante, Bo Markussen, Anders Ræbild, Richard Asare, Rebecca Ashley Asare

Publikováno v: Richard, A, Asare, R A, Asante, W A, Markussen, B & Ræbild, A 2017, ' Influences of shading and fertilization on on-farm yields of cocoa in Ghana ', Experimental Agriculture, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 416-431 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479716000466

SUMMARYMost cocoa farms in Ghana are cultivated in complex agroforest systems, with plant growth and cocoa productivity being affected. The objective of this study was to investigate how shade trees affect cocoa yield, temperature and soil nutrients

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https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/influences-of-shading-and-fertilization-on-onfarm-yields-of-cocoa-in-ghana(5f7903dc-e271-4f0f-9875-bf64b706d9e5).html