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
Publication year
2016
Authors
Catacutan D; Do V H; La N; Patton I; Tran H M
Language
English
Keywords
coffee, trees, synergism
Geographic
Viet Nam
