Farmers in Cameroon have managed to grow cocoa on grasslands. To convert such areas, which theoretically are not suitable for cocoa, into productive, sustainable cocoa plantings, they successively intercrop cocoa with food crops and several fruit and forest tree species. Based on the ecosystem services rendered by such associations, this agroforestry technique could prove profitable for cocoa-producing countries in the current context of climate change.
via CIRAD - Actualités / News http://www.cirad.fr/news/all-news-items/articles/2013/science/converting-grasslands-into-cocoa-plantings
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