TOWARD LASTING REFORESTATION: GUIDING PRODUCTION STRATEGIES IN AGROFORESTRY NURSERIES AROUND RANOMAFANA NATIONAL PARK, MADAGASCAR
Abstract
Agroforestry projects in Madagascar can address social and environmental threats from
rainforest loss. This study aims to better align seedling production in agroforestry
nurseries around Ranomafana N.P. with the planting preferences of local farmers. A
social survey assessed current fruit cultivation and the fruit planting preferences
of farmers, as well as differences in preferences based on distance to roads. Survey
results from 200 households in 21 villages indicate current fruit cultivation does
not correspond well with planting preferences. Households near and far from roads
share similar cultivation patterns and planting preferences with one exception: farmers
living far from roads prefer to plant coffee significantly more than do those living
near roads. I attribute this preference for coffee cultivation far from roads to coffee’s
high sales price and relative ease of transport to buyers. This study produced a rank-ordered
list of fruit preferences to guide nursery priorities across the study area, though
nursery managers are encouraged to focus on coffee for remote planting projects.
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Downey, Mark (2012). TOWARD LASTING REFORESTATION: GUIDING PRODUCTION STRATEGIES IN AGROFORESTRY NURSERIES
AROUND RANOMAFANA NATIONAL PARK, MADAGASCAR. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/5375.Collections
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