The main objective of the project is to understand whether new forms of agroforestry (maybe lighter densities and diversities of associated trees with a better management of the shade and canopy) could be a solution for the agro-ecological transition of cocoa cropping in Côte d’Ivoire. Underneath this main objective lie several side objectives :
• listing trees and cocoa tree interactions and compatibilty from farmers knowledge
• gathering agroforestry innovations thanks to botanical inventories to understand whether cocoa farmers are adding trees in their cocoa farms
• understanding the factors and obstacles for agroforestry adoption including social, economic, politic and legal extent to describe the drivers of this new socio-ecological system.
• experimenting the effects of three trees (identified by farmers as compatible with cocoa) on microclimate and more specifically their role during dry period.
We expect from this mobility to :
• be able to give advice to farmer on three trees : Newbouldia laevis, Ficus capensis, Bombax buonopozense .
• Completing lists that have already been set about trees and cocoa interactions based on farmers knowledge (up to 25 trees)
• Building a qualitiative model of agroforestry adoption and innovation in order to facilitate any further project trying to encourage the development of agroforestry.
• Developing interdisciplinary methodologic tools to study an agroforestry socio-ecological system in a context of agro-ecological transition.
• Strenghten links with ivorian researchers working in similar fields.
Project Number : 1502-303
Year : 2015
Type of funding : AAP MOBILITE
Project type : AAP
Start date :
01 Jan 2017
End date :
31 Dec 2017
Flagship project :
Non
Project leader :
François Ruf
Project leader's institution :
CIRAD
Project leader's RU :
INNOVATION
Budget allocated :
4900 €
Total budget allocated ( including co-financing) :
4900 €
Funding :
Labex