Agrarian communication networks: consequences for agroforestry

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  • MIMarney Isaac
    Marney Isaac
  • EDEvans Dawoe
    Evans Dawoe
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Abstract
Introduction: agrarian networks Current challenges associated with soil degradation and land scarcity will have significant impacts on agricultural productivity, with far-reaching consequences for agroecosystem services and food security (Altieri, 2002; Sanchez, 2002; Lal, 2004; Vitousek et al., 2009). Research has shown that by increasing agrodiversity, ecological benefits operating at various spatial and temporal scales mitigate environmental risks (Sanchez, 2002; Garcia-Barrios and Ong, 2004; Nair, 2007). Accordingly, the implementation of diverse agricultural systems has become of increasing interest (Pattanayak et al., 2003). Of particular importance is the distribution of information on agrodiversity, and agroforestry, management (Montambault and Alavalapati, 2005; Isaac et al., 2007a, 2009).

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