Agroforestry systems as a profitable alternative to slash and burn practices in small-scale agriculture of the Brazilian Amazon.

ID: 
AFEGM5
Full title: 
The main objective of this study's economic analysis is to determine whether small-scale agroforestry systems can serve as a model for other farmers and communities in the region. It is also comparing other agroforestry practices to the traditional slash and burn in income or profitability. 
Publication date: 
16 October 2014
Maps: 
Agroforestry Evidence Gap Map
Regions: 
Latin America and the Caribbean
Countries: 
Brazil
Interventions: 
Farmer capacity development
Outcomes: 
Profitability
Income and household expenditure
Type of technology: 
Trees integrated with plantation crops
Link: 
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10457-014-9753-y