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Agroforestry in rice-production landscapes in Southeast Asia
Author
James M Roshetko, Robert Finlayson, Ingrid Oborn, Gerhard Sabastian, Aulia Perdana, Endri Martini, Elok Mulyoutami, Agustin Mercado, Jr., Craig B. Jamieson, Elisabeth Simelton, Fergus Sinclair, Prasit Wangpakapattanawong, Anantika Ratnamhin, Diana Prameswari, Desy Ekawati and Kenichi Shono
Year
2018
Series Number
Policy Brief no. 90. Agroforestry options for ASEAN series no. 6
Number of Pages
7
Call Number
PB00157-18
Abstract:
Rice (Oryza sativa) is the main staple food of Southeast Asia and rice-production landscapes are a major landcover that provide food security, income, employment and vital environmental services to the region. Southeast Asia is a key supplier of rice, producing one-third of the annual global yield. Rice-production landscapes are threatened by climate change. The integration of trees into rice-production landscapes strengthens the resilience of farmers and agroecosystems to climate change. Unfortunately, the advantages and potential of trees to mitigate climate change in rice-production landscapes are under-appreciated. This brief highlights seven messages for how these benefits can be better utilized through policy integration.
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