Resilient Productivity and Profitability of Agricultural Systems with Trees

The Systems Science theme seeks to deliver a comprehensive understanding of how management of tree cover can enhance livelihood outcomes, particularly increased income and food and nutrition security across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Where appropriate, it seeks to embed systems research in development praxis to develop diverse and inclusive agroforestry options.

This theme serves as the lead centre for the Livelihood Systems Flagship of the CGIAR Research Programme on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry.

Sub-themes

  • The science of scaling (development and application of the options x context approach) to match options to fine scale variation in site and farmer circumstances.
  • Improving returns from smallholder timber, food, fuel, fodder and NTFP production and marketing, and appropriate policies required to unlock their potential.
  • Rejuvenation and sustainable intensification (diversification) of tree crop commodity production systems.
  • The role of trees in system intensification of dryland and sub-humid agriculture.
  • Functions of trees in improving the productivity and sustainability of livestock production and animal welfare.

Outcomes

  • Two million households reached by development partners using systems theme options and affected by policy changes that enable adoption of systems theme livelihood opportunities.
  • Access of over 500,000 people to systems theme technologies, market interventions and/or policy or institutional innovations that can demonstrably increase their income by at least 25%.
  • At least 350,000 smallholder households with access to systems theme innovations that could demonstrably improve food production and dietary diversity.
  • Five million hectares of land reached by systems theme innovations that can demonstrably avoid degradation, restore productivity of degraded land and improve equity.