ArticleEcology and evolution2025
Shade Tree Selection in Cocoa Agroforestry: Ghanaian Farmers' Preferences, Ecological Insight and Drivers of Local Ecological Knowledge.
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- Shade Tree Selection in Cocoa Agroforestry: Ghanaian Farmers' Preferences, Ecological Insight and Drivers of Local Ecological Knowledge.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
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Abstract
Integrating shade trees into cocoa farms potentially reduces the environmental cost of cocoa production and enhances their conservation value. However, it is unclear how farmers' shade trees preferences vary across cocoa production stage and how these preferences influence biodiversity conservation outcomes, including tree species at risk. Therefore, grounded in the Social-Ecological Systems framework, we collected data from 363 cocoa farmers via questionnaire-led interviews and farmer responses regarding shade tree preferences and knowledge using linear mixed-effects models, cluster analysis, and mean rating scores. The results showed that farmers' local ecological knowledge was primarily influenced by membership in farmer-based organizations, number of information sources, credit access frequency, and cocoa production stage. Farmers cited 23 preferred shade tree species, indicating a moderate pool of preferred shade tree species among cocoa farmers.
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