Oil Palm Agroforestry Can Achieve Economic and Environmental Gains as Indicated by Multifunctional Land Equivalent Ratios

Oil Palm Agroforestry Can Achieve Economic and Environmental Gains as Indicated by Multifunctional Land Equivalent Ratios

Driven by increased global demand for vegetable oil in the food and biofuel sectors, oil palm plantations based on monoculture technology have expanded into lowland tropical forests. Interest in diversified, mixed oil palm systems is increasing as these might increase efficiency of the use of land a...

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Main Authors: Nikmatul Khasanah, Meine van Noordwijk, Maja Slingerland, Mohammad Sofiyudin, Dienke Stomph, Adrien F. Migeon, Kurniatun Hairiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Subjects:
carbon footprint
cocoa
ecosystem services
intercropping
land equivalent ratio (LER)
oil palm
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsufs.2019.00122/full

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