Can market-based agroforestry germplasm supply systems meet the needs of forest landscape restoration?

Cornelius, Jonathan P., and Miccolis, Andrew (2018) Can market-based agroforestry germplasm supply systems meet the needs of forest landscape restoration? New Forests, 49 (4). pp. 457-469.

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Abstract

By late 2017, governments had pledged more than 140 M ha to the global forest landscape restoration (FLR) agenda. Although much FLR will consist of conventional ecological restoration, a substantial proportion will involve agroforestry. The question therefore arises of how the agroforestry germplasm needs of FLR can be met, particularly given its emphasis on species diversity. This paper examines the role of market-based germplasm supply systems. A simple analytic framework is presented, and key demand- and supply-related factors are described. It is suggested that seedling supply and demand at market prices will not necessarily coincide with needs of all farmers nor with the requirements of a particular restoration program, and that market-based germplasm supply systems will therefore often not meet the needs of restoration programs. Implications of these findings are then identified and appropriate responses are suggested. These include those intended to produce shifts in demand or supply curves through addressing the underlying enabling environment, and direct subsidies to tree planting stock prices.

Item ID: 54347
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1573-5095
Keywords: tree seedling demand, reforestation, land rehabilitation, private nurseries, subsidized plant distribution
Copyright Information: © Springer Science+Business Media B.V., part of Springer Nature 2018.
Funders: Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
Date Deposited: 27 Jun 2018 07:36
FoR Codes: 30 AGRICULTURAL, VETERINARY AND FOOD SCIENCES > 3007 Forestry sciences > 300701 Agroforestry @ 100%
SEO Codes: 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9612 Rehabilitation of Degraded Environments > 961203 Rehabilitation of Degraded Forest and Woodlands Environments @ 50%
82 PLANT PRODUCTION AND PLANT PRIMARY PRODUCTS > 8201 Forestry > 820103 Integration of Farm and Forestry @ 50%
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