Variations in carbon stocks across traditional and improved agroforestry in reference to agroforestry and households' characteristics in Southeastern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Agroforestry systems help to mitigate climate change by storing carbon in biomass, soils and products. The potential of various homegarden agroforestry (HGAF) practices as a carbon sink in reference to HGAF and household characters has not been adequately studied. Therefore, this study empirically assessed the effects of HGAF practices, HGAF size, HGAF age, and household wealth status on carbon stock accumulation in southeastern Ethiopia. Perennial plant inventory data, litter and soil samples were collected from 96 HGAF farms (48 traditional and 48 improved), consisting of 200 sample plots with a plot size of 20 m × 20 m. A total of 288 soil samples were collected from depths of 0-30 cm and 30-60 cm to analyze the spatial and vertical distribution of carbon. The results indicated that bio

SUBMITTER: Tilinti B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11791269 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature