FORSEA Project report 2023. 1 Discussion of agroforestry patterns with CRRI. 2 Discussion with farmers of potential agroforestry patterns in Mondulkiri Province
Meeting 1 with CRRI (2/10/2023) A meeting was organized in CRRI Head Office Phnom Penh to discuss the possibilities of implementation of permanent agroforestry systems in Cambodia and their potential to favor adaptation to Climate Change and Climate marginality. GDR, RUA, WWF were invited to participate but only WWF could join the meeting. The agenda of the meeting was as follows: “Presentation of agroforestry options and patterns in the world”. * Discussion and selection of crops to be associated and patterns: In particular the double- spacing design to limit the number of trees/ha to comply with climatic constraints and limit risk of water competition. Various options have been discussed to frame what could be done in terms of agroforestry patterns. Double-spacing patterns with maximum 550 trees (rubber and associated fruit/timber trees). These designs will be then discussed with local farmers. CRRI mentioned their opinion about the difficulty for farmers to accept to decrease their rubber planting density below 555 rubber trees per hectare, the standard planting density of rubber monoculture in Cambodia. Meeting2 / Focus group with local rubber farmers in Mondulkiri in O arm village, Sre Kthum commune, Keo Seiwa district. Many farmers do practice intercropping with rubber in immature period with food crops (upland rice, mais, peanut, …) or pluriannual crops such as pineapple and banana. But for all farmers in Cambodia, there is no agroforestry practices during mature period as most of these farmers have worked in large estates, or have been trained for monoculture. Agroforestry patterns during mature period enable income diversification and a better economic resilience in particular facing volatile and low rubber price. We decided initially to focus only on potential agroforestry patterns during mature period using only double-spacing patterns.
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| Format: | monograph biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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CIRAD-ES-UMR INNOVATION
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| Online Access: | http://agritrop.cirad.fr/608646/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/608646/3/FORSEA%20Project_WP4%20mission%20report%201%20octobre%202023%20EG%20V2.pdf |
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