CHARACTERIZATION OF AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS WITH COCOA (Theobroma cacao L) IN THREE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BOYACÁ, COLOMBIA
Background: In Colombia, most traditional cocoa crops are developed under agroforestry systems (SAF), associating shrubs and trees that provide shade for cocoa. They generate additional economic income and various ecosystem services. Objective: To characterize agroforestry systems with cocoa in thr...
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| author | Diego Armando Ruiz-Russi Laura Dayana Escobar-Pachajoa Felipe Montealegre Bustos Donald Adrian Galvis Neira Jorge Enrique Camacho Diaz Yeirme Yaneth Jaimes Suarez Jairo Rojas Molina |
| author_facet | Diego Armando Ruiz-Russi Laura Dayana Escobar-Pachajoa Felipe Montealegre Bustos Donald Adrian Galvis Neira Jorge Enrique Camacho Diaz Yeirme Yaneth Jaimes Suarez Jairo Rojas Molina |
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| description | Background: In Colombia, most traditional cocoa crops are developed under agroforestry systems (SAF), associating shrubs and trees that provide shade for cocoa. They generate additional economic income and various ecosystem services. Objective: To characterize agroforestry systems with cocoa in three municipalities in eastern Boyacá (Miraflores, Berbeo, and Páez) belonging to the province of Lengupá. Methodology: A semi-structured interview was applied in 15 selected farms to learn about socioeconomic aspects, agronomic management of cocoa, and the use and management of trees. The botanical and structural composition and the Simpson (S), Shannon-Weaver (H´), and Jaccard (J) plant diversity indices were determined. Results: Cocoa producers in that region develop smallholder production under agroforestry systems with irregular tree species distribution, which are used for wood, firewood, shade, and food. At the regional level, 189 forest individuals accompanying cocoa were found, grouped into 18 families, 17 genera, and 28 species. The municipality of Berbeo presented the highest abundance (73 individuals), followed by Miraflores (67) and finally, Páez (49). In Berbeo, the species with a high importance value index (IVI) were Ceiba pentandra and Cedrela odorata (35 and 33, respectively), in Miraflores Trichanthera gigantea and Persea americana (44 and 42) and, in Páez Cedrela odorata (104). Implications: The selective felling of forests in SAF with cocoa, which intensifies the production of wood, has favored the loss of diversity; Therefore, the floristic composition studies serve as a basis to identify other potential forest species for the establishment of SAF to promote the diversification of the productive system and contribute to its resilience and sustainability. Conclusion: The agroforestry systems with cocoa in three municipalities in eastern Boyacá presented a differential composition and diversity, marked by a lower diversity in the municipality of Páez, where the species C. odorata had greater representation, related to the affinity of farmers for timber species of commercial interest. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d530bdc52054eecbeb946d44b70081d2024-02-21T16:05:54ZengUniversidad Autónoma de YucatánTropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems1870-04622023-08-0126310.56369/tsaes.48011513CHARACTERIZATION OF AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS WITH COCOA (Theobroma cacao L) IN THREE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BOYACÁ, COLOMBIADiego Armando Ruiz-Russi0Laura Dayana Escobar-Pachajoa1Felipe Montealegre Bustos2Donald Adrian Galvis Neira3Jorge Enrique Camacho Diaz4Yeirme Yaneth Jaimes Suarez5Jairo Rojas Molina6Universidad Pedagogica y Tecnologica de ColombiaAgrosaviaAgrosaviaAgrosaviaAgrosaviaAgrosaviaAgrosaviaBackground: In Colombia, most traditional cocoa crops are developed under agroforestry systems (SAF), associating shrubs and trees that provide shade for cocoa. They generate additional economic income and various ecosystem services. Objective: To characterize agroforestry systems with cocoa in three municipalities in eastern Boyacá (Miraflores, Berbeo, and Páez) belonging to the province of Lengupá. Methodology: A semi-structured interview was applied in 15 selected farms to learn about socioeconomic aspects, agronomic management of cocoa, and the use and management of trees. The botanical and structural composition and the Simpson (S), Shannon-Weaver (H´), and Jaccard (J) plant diversity indices were determined. Results: Cocoa producers in that region develop smallholder production under agroforestry systems with irregular tree species distribution, which are used for wood, firewood, shade, and food. At the regional level, 189 forest individuals accompanying cocoa were found, grouped into 18 families, 17 genera, and 28 species. The municipality of Berbeo presented the highest abundance (73 individuals), followed by Miraflores (67) and finally, Páez (49). In Berbeo, the species with a high importance value index (IVI) were Ceiba pentandra and Cedrela odorata (35 and 33, respectively), in Miraflores Trichanthera gigantea and Persea americana (44 and 42) and, in Páez Cedrela odorata (104). Implications: The selective felling of forests in SAF with cocoa, which intensifies the production of wood, has favored the loss of diversity; Therefore, the floristic composition studies serve as a basis to identify other potential forest species for the establishment of SAF to promote the diversification of the productive system and contribute to its resilience and sustainability. Conclusion: The agroforestry systems with cocoa in three municipalities in eastern Boyacá presented a differential composition and diversity, marked by a lower diversity in the municipality of Páez, where the species C. odorata had greater representation, related to the affinity of farmers for timber species of commercial interest.https://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/4801composición florísticadiversidadíndice de valor de importanciasistema agroforestaltheobroma cacao l. |
| spellingShingle | Diego Armando Ruiz-Russi Laura Dayana Escobar-Pachajoa Felipe Montealegre Bustos Donald Adrian Galvis Neira Jorge Enrique Camacho Diaz Yeirme Yaneth Jaimes Suarez Jairo Rojas Molina CHARACTERIZATION OF AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS WITH COCOA (Theobroma cacao L) IN THREE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BOYACÁ, COLOMBIA Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems composición florística diversidad índice de valor de importancia sistema agroforestal theobroma cacao l. |
| title | CHARACTERIZATION OF AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS WITH COCOA (Theobroma cacao L) IN THREE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BOYACÁ, COLOMBIA |
| title_full | CHARACTERIZATION OF AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS WITH COCOA (Theobroma cacao L) IN THREE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BOYACÁ, COLOMBIA |
| title_fullStr | CHARACTERIZATION OF AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS WITH COCOA (Theobroma cacao L) IN THREE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BOYACÁ, COLOMBIA |
| title_full_unstemmed | CHARACTERIZATION OF AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS WITH COCOA (Theobroma cacao L) IN THREE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BOYACÁ, COLOMBIA |
| title_short | CHARACTERIZATION OF AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS WITH COCOA (Theobroma cacao L) IN THREE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BOYACÁ, COLOMBIA |
| title_sort | characterization of agroforestry systems with cocoa theobroma cacao l in three municipalities of the department of boyaca colombia |
| topic | composición florística diversidad índice de valor de importancia sistema agroforestal theobroma cacao l. |
| url | https://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/4801 |
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