Price of agricultural commodities commonly influence farmers preference and decision making on the way they manage their agroforest and/or decide to replace it other land use systems. Increased price of a specific commodity will increase farmers motivation to in tensify its role in their mixed agroforest garden, and potentially move towards a monocultural system. In comparison to agroforests, monocultural system may provide higher benefit for the farmer, as long as the price of the main crop is stable or increasing. But, when the price of the main product decreases, an agroforestry garden will provide more income security than the monoculture system due the more diverse products from agroforestry than monoculture system.
Publication year
2009
Authors
Akiefnawati, R.; Jasnari; Martini, E.; Joshi L; Budidarsono S; van Noordwijk, M.
Language
English
Keywords
agroforestry, rubber, smallholders
Geographic
Indonesia
