Participatory domestication of agroforestry trees: An example from the Peruvian Amazon

Weber, John C.; Montes, Carmen Sotelo; Vidaurre, H.; Dawson, Ian K.; Simons, A. J.

doi:10.1080/09614520120066710

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“…Ideally, this should involve an iterative dialogue between researchers, producers and customers. Participatory domestication of agroforestry species offers a useful tool for better enabling small-scale producers to enhance their livelihoods through sustained improvement in productivity while at the same time conserving genetic resources on farm (Weber et al 2001). In 1997, the World Agroforesty Centre (ICRAF) and Peru's National Institute for Agricultural Research (INIA) initiated participatory genetic improvement for peach palm heart production and fruit harvesting in the Peruvian Amazon (Weber et al 2001;Cornelius et al 2010).…”

Section: Diversitymentioning

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Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) in tropical Latin America: implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition

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Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) is a multi-purpose palm tree native to tropical Latin America, which is predominantly cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems. The fruits are rich in starch and contribute importantly to food security and the cash income of farmers who cultivate them. Complex value chains have emerged that link producers to consumers, but irregular product quality and market chain inequalities undermine the economic well-being of producers and retailers. Peach palm is genetically diverse, but screening for traits of commercial and nutritional interest is required to enhance the use of its genetic resources. Alliances between public organizations and private enterprises are needed to realize the potential for processing novel products from peach palm, especially in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors. The diverse challenges that emerge at different stages of production, processing and marketing require participatory research that directly involves stakeholders from the beginning.

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Section: Diversitymentioning

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Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) in tropical Latin America: implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition

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“…The provenance/progeny test had both research and development objectives (WEBER et al, 2001), and this required some compromises in the experimental design. Farmers wanted to evaluate all 200 families in their replications, in order to select the best families and transform their replications into seed orchards.…”

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Genetic Variation and Correlations between Growth and Wood Density of Calycophyllum spruceanum at an Early Age in the Peruvian Amazon

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Calycophyllum spruceanum (Benth.) Hook. f. ex K. Shum. is an important timber-tree species in the Peruvian Amazon Basin. As farmers and industry often use wood from young trees, it is important to investigate variation in juvenile wood properties in this species. A provenance/progeny test was established to evaluate genetic variation in growth and wood properties of young trees, the strength of their genetic control as well as their interrelationships both at the genetic and the phenotypic level in different planting zones. In this paper, results are presented for tree height and stem diameter (near ground level) at 16, 28 and 39 months; and stem diameter and basic density of the wood at breast height at 39 months. Significant variation due to provenances and especially due to families within provenances was found in growth and wood density. Phenotypic and genetic correlations indicated that larger trees tended to have denser wood. Wood density had higher heritability than height and diameter; and genetic control over height, diameter and density was generally highest in the planting zone where trees grew most rapidly.

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“…Depending on the precise definition, the global areal extent of agroforestry is estimated to range between 307 and 1215 million ha, and significantly located in the tropics (Zomer et al 2014). Recently, however, there has been an increase in the amount of both tree domestication (Weber et al 2001;Leakey et al 2012) and nontimber forest products (NTFPs) collected as well as agroforestry tree products (AFTPs) grown for commercial purposes where they are often exported to consumer markets in North America and Europe (Leakey et al 2005;Morsello et al 2012). One recently commercialized AFTP is Ilex guayusa [hereafter referred to as guayusa], a tree leave that is traditionally consumed in the form of tea by indigenous groups in the Amazon region of Ecuador (Dueñas et al 2016).…”

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Energizing agroforestry: Ilex guayusa as an additional commodity to diversify Amazonian agroforestry systems

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2017

International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Servic

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Guayusa (Ilex guayusa) is a native tree of the western Amazon region grown by indigenous farmers in traditional agroforestry systems. Its leaves are used as a drink similar to tea, which is now commercialized and marketed outside of the Amazon. To assess the impacts from the early stages of commercial guayusa production, we conducted interviews in four commercial guayusa-producing communities with indigenous guayusa farmers in the Ecuadorian Amazon. We focus on their experiences and critically discuss and speculate about the socio-ecological implications of the expanding commercialization of guayusa, particularly in relation to propositions of this special issue. Results reveal that revenues from guayusa have not overtaken those from other cash crops. Commercializing guayusa can have benefits for farmers and the environment, provided that rigorous criteria that measure social and environmental impacts are adhered to. Furthermore, guaysa production is characterized by vertical integration where many individual farmers supply one processing and wholesale company in a short value chain fostering a locally tailored certification approach that is able to exert the continuation of the traditional agroforestry practices. Yet, sustainability initiatives, standards and certification only provide partial solutions for protecting ecosystem services in the Ecuadorian Amazon.ARTICLE HISTORY

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Participatory domestication of agroforestry trees: An example from the Peruvian Amazon

Cited by 49 publications

References 4 publications

Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) in tropical Latin America: implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition

Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) in tropical Latin America: implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition

Genetic Variation and Correlations between Growth and Wood Density of Calycophyllum spruceanum at an Early Age in the Peruvian Amazon

Energizing agroforestry: Ilex guayusa as an additional commodity to diversify Amazonian agroforestry systems

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