Exploring agroforestry and food security in Latin America: a systematic review

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05352-4" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05352-4</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05352-4" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10668-024-05352-4</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Exploring agroforestry and food security in Latin America: a systematic review

Original language description

This study conducts a comprehensive systematic review of agroforestry, a practice that combines crops with perennial woody plants, emphasizing its potential contribution to food security and socioeconomic development, especially in the context of the impacts of climate change in Latin America. The research focuses on understanding why agroforestry systems represent a significant opportunity to strengthen the food security of small-scale producers in the region. The review involved a meticulous search in electronic databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, prioritizing books, scientific articles, and reports from international congresses published between 2011 and 2022. Initially, 136 sources related to agroforestry and food security were identified, but after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 49 relevant documents were selected. The attention is directed towards critical aspects, such as the impact on biodiversity, the relationship to climate change, and the importance of traditional knowledge. Ecological services, agroecological practices, and land use planning are explored. The study highlights the dynamic nature of agroforestry in the Latin American landscape and the conclusion suggests an opportunity to address pressing challenges through concrete strategies, recognizing the transformative potential of agroecological practices. A call to action is issued, emphasizing the need to translate ideas into tangible actions, with recommendations to implement specific policies harnessing agroforestry. This call is based on the evidence from the systematic review, and it seeks to drive a significant change in addressing critical issues in Latin America, aiming to promote environmental sustainability, food security, and resilience to climate change.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40100 - Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Environment, Development and Sustainability

ISSN

1387-585X

e-ISSN

1387-585X

Volume of the periodical

xx

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2024-01-01

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

17

Pages from-to

1-17

UT code for WoS article

001309314800003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85203376156