The role of agroforestry based cocoa on climate change mitigation: A review

Abstract

The agroforestry approach is considered the best option for the development of cocoa cultivation in the future. It combined the forest trees as shade plants and cocoa as the main crop on the same land. The farmers are widely adopting agroforestry due to some benefits such as conserving soil water, nutrient, microorganism, and providing a suitable microclimate for cocoa. Here, we reviewed the current research reports on the role of agroforestry based on the perspective of climate change mitigation. It included the point (1) agroforestry based on cocoa could improve total biomass (above and below ground), CO2 absorption, and carbon deposit CO2, (2) carbon sequestration levels of cocoa depending on the forest trees species as shade and location.