Date
21 Jun 2021
Changing from rubber monocultures to rubber agroforestry will build sustainability in rubber supply chains and address the climate crisis, finds a new report by Mighty Earth.
Mighty Earth, a US-based environmental-campaign organization that works to protect forests, conserve oceans, and address the climate crisis, recently issued a report, co-authored by three leading scientists with input from senior scientists at World Agroforestry (ICRAF) and others.
The researchers found that rubber agroforestry — a mixed farming system that sees rubber trees grown with other trees, crops and livestock — provides more benefits for smallholders, biodiversity and the environment, including increased incomes and overall livelihoods of smallholders; better food and nutrition security; and improved soil health and water quality, and other beneficial environmental, biodiversity and climate-resiliency outcomes.
Watch: Witoon Chamroen describes his mixed rubber garden's origins and benefits
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) is a centre of scientific and development excellence that harnesses the benefits of trees for people and the environment. Knowledge produced by ICRAF enables governments, development agencies and farmers to utilize the power of trees to make farming and livelihoods more environmentally, socially and economically sustainable at multiple scales. ICRAF is one of the 15 members of the CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future. We thank all donors who support research in development through their contributions to the CGIAR Fund.