About coffee is planted in the agroforestry systems including teak, plum, coffee, forage grass and short-term crop. After three years, the system produced 2.5 tons of fresh coffee berries per hectare, 0.8 tons of plum, 0.2 tons of soybeans, and 8 tons of forage grasses. The total income from coffee, plum, forage grasses and soybeans was 1,400 USD/ha/year, this is higher compared to the income from monoculture coffee, which is 1,200 USD/ha/year on average. The coffee associated with trees help to protect the upland fields, reduce the risk of harsh weather condition in Northwest through provide divers agricultural products for smallholder farmers
Tahun publikasi
2016
Penulis
Catacutan D; Do V H; La N; Patton I; Tran H M
Bahasa
English
Kata kunci
coffee, trees, synergism
Geografis
Viet Nam
