| Volume: 8; Issue: 1; June 2026 |
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| Title : AGRO-FORESTRY AS AN EMERGING TREND FOR BOTH CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION: A REVIEW |
| Authour(s): Sumit Banerjee, Shidharth Sankar Ram and Anulipi Aich |
| Keywords: Agro-forestry, Carbon sequestration, Climate change, Land degradation, Sustainable farming. |
| Abstract: In tropical developing countries, agriculture represents the primary livelihood of rural people. Climate changes impact global farming productivity, including inadequate food security. Unwanted changes in climatic conditions e.g., severe droughts, flooding, diseases have an extensive impact on the agricultural system, triggering soil erosion, crop failure, biodiversity loss, reduction in soil moisture, crop damage by pests and the consequent economic losses. In the current scenario, agro-forestry is being recognized as an effective land management system for both climate change adaptation and mitigation, while addressing many of the challenges that smallholder farmers are facing. Climate adaptation at farm level and resilience at the landscape level is the need of the hour for sustainable livelihood. Water security through improved infiltration to soils and groundwater can be enhanced by agroforestry practices, thereby protecting water catchment and watersheds. Ecosystem services provided by such practices as climate buffering, enhanced soil fertility, erosion and flood control etc. are important for resilience to climate change, thereby reducing the vulnerability of local people. By storing increased amounts of carbon in the plant biomass both above and below the ground as well as in soil, agroforestry practice helps in carbon sequestration, in turn helps to combat global warming. |
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.46505/IJBI.2026.8110 |
| How to cite this article: Banerjee S., Ram S.S. and Aich A. (2026). Agro-forestry as an emerging trend for both climate change adaptation and mitigation: A review. International Journal of Biological Innovations. 8(1): 94-102. https://doi.org/10.46505/IJBI.2026.8110 |
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