A method to better identify the socio‑economic determinants of transformations in agroforestry systems

This article presents a method for identifying the socio-economic determinants of transformations in agroforestry systems (AFS). It is based on the analysis of diachronic data collected on three levels: country, region and farm. It offers a new method of spatio-temporal triangulation, making it possible to identify and classify the main socio-economic determinants of these transformations. It proposes an evaluation grid based on seven categories of socio-economic determinants. These inputs are then used to produce models, which explain the logic of the transformations in AFS and the socio-economic determinants involved. Examples of Cameroonian cocoa-based agroforestry systems serve to illustrate the main steps and modalities for using this method and the results it can provide.

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Main Authors: Pédelahore, Philippe, Bidou, Jean-Etienne, Droy, Isabelle, Freguin-Gresh, Sandrine, Le Coq, Jean-François, Sibelet, Nicole
Format: article biblioteca
Language:eng
Subjects:F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture, agroforesterie, systèmes agroforestiers, environnement socioéconomique, aspect socioéconomique, méthodologie, Theobroma cacao, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_207, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_330982, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_26824, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_b950fcf3, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_12522, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7713, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1229,
Online Access:http://agritrop.cirad.fr/602292/
http://agritrop.cirad.fr/602292/7/602292.pdf
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Summary:This article presents a method for identifying the socio-economic determinants of transformations in agroforestry systems (AFS). It is based on the analysis of diachronic data collected on three levels: country, region and farm. It offers a new method of spatio-temporal triangulation, making it possible to identify and classify the main socio-economic determinants of these transformations. It proposes an evaluation grid based on seven categories of socio-economic determinants. These inputs are then used to produce models, which explain the logic of the transformations in AFS and the socio-economic determinants involved. Examples of Cameroonian cocoa-based agroforestry systems serve to illustrate the main steps and modalities for using this method and the results it can provide.