A participatory framework to assess multifunctional land-use systems with multicriteria and multivariate analyses: A case study on agrobiodiversity of agroforestry systems in Tomé Açú, Brazil
In a participatory framework, the multifunctionality of agroforestry systems was assessed by applying multicriteria and multivariate analyses to identify ecological, agronomic and administrative proxies and integrate these into factors, and evaluate their effects on system performance. The assessmen...
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| description | In a participatory framework, the
multifunctionality of agroforestry systems was assessed
by applying multicriteria and multivariate analyses to
identify ecological, agronomic and administrative proxies
and integrate these into factors, and evaluate their effects
on system performance. The assessment framework was
tested in 70 farms in the municipality of Tomé-Açú in the
Brazilian Amazon, an area well known for its long-standing
practice of agroforestry. The overall goal was to identify
management decisions that ensure sustainable production
of goods together with the provision of ecosystem services,
with special emphasis on agrobiodiversity. Three groups
of farmers were considered based on their period of
settlement, property size, technological know-how,
organization and access to the market. The results show
that the determinant factors of multifunctional farming
are the farmers’ technical qualification, good adaptability,
environmental commitment and the search for financial
profitability. However, the optimization of these factors
leads to trade-offs such as a decrease in biomass and woody
species diversity and the decline of by-product production.
By considering stakeholders’ opinions and being adaptable
to various demands, the proposed framework enhances the
legitimacy of the results, and supports both the assessment
of complex issues and decision-making. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c461876c153b47e6ba780f041ca3864e2022-12-21T21:29:08ZengDe GruyterChange and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems2300-36692014-01-0111405010.2478/cass-2014-0005cass-2014-0005A participatory framework to assess multifunctional land-use systems with multicriteria and multivariate analyses: A case study on agrobiodiversity of agroforestry systems in Tomé Açú, BrazilCallo-Concha Daniel0Denich Manfred1Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Walter-Flex-Str. 3, 53113Bonn, GermanyDepartment of Ecology and Natural Resources Management, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Walter-Flex-Str. 3, 53113Bonn, GermanyIn a participatory framework, the multifunctionality of agroforestry systems was assessed by applying multicriteria and multivariate analyses to identify ecological, agronomic and administrative proxies and integrate these into factors, and evaluate their effects on system performance. The assessment framework was tested in 70 farms in the municipality of Tomé-Açú in the Brazilian Amazon, an area well known for its long-standing practice of agroforestry. The overall goal was to identify management decisions that ensure sustainable production of goods together with the provision of ecosystem services, with special emphasis on agrobiodiversity. Three groups of farmers were considered based on their period of settlement, property size, technological know-how, organization and access to the market. The results show that the determinant factors of multifunctional farming are the farmers’ technical qualification, good adaptability, environmental commitment and the search for financial profitability. However, the optimization of these factors leads to trade-offs such as a decrease in biomass and woody species diversity and the decline of by-product production. By considering stakeholders’ opinions and being adaptable to various demands, the proposed framework enhances the legitimacy of the results, and supports both the assessment of complex issues and decision-making.https://doi.org/10.2478/cass-2014-0005agricultural land-use systemsmultifunctionality participation tropics |
| spellingShingle | Callo-Concha Daniel Denich Manfred A participatory framework to assess multifunctional land-use systems with multicriteria and multivariate analyses: A case study on agrobiodiversity of agroforestry systems in Tomé Açú, Brazil Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems agricultural land-use systems multifunctionality participation tropics |
| title | A participatory framework to assess multifunctional land-use systems with multicriteria and multivariate analyses: A case study on agrobiodiversity of agroforestry systems in Tomé Açú, Brazil |
| title_full | A participatory framework to assess multifunctional land-use systems with multicriteria and multivariate analyses: A case study on agrobiodiversity of agroforestry systems in Tomé Açú, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | A participatory framework to assess multifunctional land-use systems with multicriteria and multivariate analyses: A case study on agrobiodiversity of agroforestry systems in Tomé Açú, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | A participatory framework to assess multifunctional land-use systems with multicriteria and multivariate analyses: A case study on agrobiodiversity of agroforestry systems in Tomé Açú, Brazil |
| title_short | A participatory framework to assess multifunctional land-use systems with multicriteria and multivariate analyses: A case study on agrobiodiversity of agroforestry systems in Tomé Açú, Brazil |
| title_sort | participatory framework to assess multifunctional land use systems with multicriteria and multivariate analyses a case study on agrobiodiversity of agroforestry systems in tome acu brazil |
| topic | agricultural land-use systems multifunctionality participation tropics |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/cass-2014-0005 |
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