Performance générale
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Yield increases are spectacular, and quality of produce greatly improved - so livelihoods enhanced.
Effets secondaires positifs involontaires de la pratique
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Unexpected protection of cacao from pod rot
Effet secondaire négatif involontaire de la pratique
Connaissances et compétences requises pour la pratique
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This is not a complicated system, but it requires a change of mentality to learn that agriculure can work with trees, rather than in cleared land.
Travail requis pour la pratique
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The first 1-2 years till first tree pruning require weed control, but thereafter v little weed control, no spraying, so definitely REDUCED labour requirement.
Coût associé à la pratique
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The only inputs needed are Inga seeds and a machete.
La pratique fonctionne-t-elle dans des environnements dégradés?
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Inga alley cropping provides excellent remediation for depleted and compacted soils IN WET TROPICAL AREAS.
La pratique aide-t-elle à la restauration les terres?
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As soon as the trees start growing the soil becomes more friable; the system builds organic matter and rich living soil on previously depleted and compacted areas. The rees fix nitrogen and the system holds phosphorus (via Mycorrhizal activity)
Effets de vulnérabilité au changement climatique
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The mulch in Inga alleys holds moisture and the alleys even after pruning protect the soil from direct sun, so the system provides resilience to drought
Délais nécessaires
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Where no crop is grown until the first pruning of the trees, this looks like a slow system - it requires a plot to be out of production for that time (18-24 months); but frequently that land will have been unproductive (and beyond redemption with chemicals), and to go from nothing to a crop in 2 years is quite rapid.