Year
2018
Keywords
Agroforestry,trees,climatic extremes, Central Rift Valley
Publisher
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 248, 339-347.
Country
Ethiopia
Faidherbia albida parklands cover a large area of the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Africa, a region that suffers from soil fertility decline, food insecurity and climate change. The parklands deliver multiple benefits, including fuelwood, soil nutrientreplenishment, moisture conservation, and improved crop yield underneath the canopy. Its microclimate modification may provide an affordable climate adaptation strategy which needs to be explored.