Timber yield from smallholder agroforestry systems in Nicaragua and Honduras

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dc.creatorSousa, Kauê Feitosa Dias de.
dc.creatorDetlefsen Rivera, Guillermo
dc.creatorVirginio Filho, Elias de Melo
dc.creatorTobar López, Diego
dc.creatorCasanoves, Fernando
dc.date2015-09-25T19:41:10Z
dc.date2015-09-25T19:41:10Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-09T02:19:48Z
dc.descriptionThe importance of tropical timber is increasing worldwide. However, the timber supply of tropical forests has been greatly impacted by growing deforestation associated with complex and restrictive timber harvest laws. In Central America, as well as in other developing regions, reforestation programs have often fallen short of expectations. In these cases, agroforestry proves to be a useful strategy for providing tropical timber supplies for smallholder farmers, rural development and environmental services. Timber yields and their potential revenues in four types of agroforestry systems (silvopastoral, coffee, cocoa and living fences) were researched in Nicaragua and Honduras. The results suggest that smallholder timber production in agroforestry systems is a profitable activity despite lower market prices tan commanded by timber from forests. The net value from timber sales represents 11–49 % of the total revenue from agroforestry systems. However, this amount could be 58 % higher if farmers were able to improve management practices. Encouraging the knowledge and adoption of silvicultural practices in agroforestry systems is important to increasing timber revenues among smallholder farmers in Central America.
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dc.identifierhttps://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/7268
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10457-015-9846-2
dc.identifierSpringer
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5360
dc.languageen
dc.relationPrograma Producción y Conservación en Bosques
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subjectAGROFORESTERIA
dc.subjectSILVICULTURA
dc.subjectBOSQUE TROPICAL
dc.subjectMADERA
dc.subjectRENDIMIENTO
dc.subjectGANANCIAS
dc.subjectANALISIS DE COSTOS Y BENEFICIOS
dc.subjectDESARROLLO RURAL
dc.subjectSERVICIOS AMBIENTALES
dc.subjectPEQUEÑO AGRICULTOR
dc.subjectNICARAGUA
dc.subjectHONDURAS
dc.titleTimber yield from smallholder agroforestry systems in Nicaragua and Honduras
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