Homegardens are a common smallholder agroforestry systems in Indonesia and through the world. They are species rich tree-based systems produce no-wood and wood products for both homeuse and market sale. Due to their high biomass these systems simultaneously offer potential for carbon storage, which may help slow global warm and positively effect related environmental problems. Field study in North Lampung, Indonesia reveal that 13-year-old homegardens stored 107 t C ha. Comparison and extrapolation of this data with carbon stocks for other tree-based systems in Lampung indicate that at an age 30 years homegardens will contain 210-220 t C ha. Even decreasing that total by 20% for the periodic removal of wood the remaining carbon stock (184 t C ha) is significantly higher than that of Imperta grasslands, which are low (35 t C ha in Lampung) due to the periodic wildfires that maintain the Imperta ecosystem.
Publication year
1999
Authors
Delaney M; Hairiah, D.K.; Purnomosidhi P; Roshetko, J.M.
Language
English
Keywords
agroforestry systems, carbon, greenhouse gases, home gardens, smallholders
Geographic
Indonesia
