| Title | Carbon stocks in Indonesian Homegarden Systems: Can Smallholder Systems be Targeted for Increased Carbon Storage? |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Authors | Roshetko, J.; Delaney, M.; Hairiah, K.; Purnomosidhi, P. |
| ContactAuthor | asb@cgiar.org |
| Journal | American Journal of Alternative Agriculture |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Start Page | 138 |
| Pagination | 10 |
| Keywords | agriculture & food security, Asia, Biodiversity, carbon, Climate Change, development, extreme events, forestry/forest management, GHG, Indonesia, land use |
| Abstract | Home gardens are a common smallholder agroforestry system in Indonesia and throughout the tropics. These species-rich, tree-based systems produce non-wood and wood products for both home use and market sale. Due to their high biomass, these systems simultaneously offer potential for carbon (C) storage. While small size limits the amount of C stored by individual smallholder agroforestry systems, on a per area basis these systems can store as much C as some secondary forests. In aggregate, smallholder home garden agroforestry systems can contribute significantly to a region's carbon budget while simultaneously enhancing smallholder livelihoods. A field study in Lampung, Indonesia indicates that home gardens with an average age of 13 years store 35.3 Mg C ha-1 in their above-ground biomass, which is on par with the C stocks reported for similar-aged secondary forests in the same area. |
| URL | http://www.mendeley.com/research/carbon-stocks-indonesian-homegarden-systems-smallholder-systems-targeted-increased-carbon-storage/ |
| DOI | 10.1079/AJAA200116 |
