Revista global de biología, agricultura y ciencias de la salud

Abstracto

AGROFORESTRY AS A RESILIENT STRATEGY IN MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE IN MWANGA DISTRICT, KILIMANJARO, TANZANIA

Richard. L. Charles, Emmanuel. F. Nzunda & P.K.T. Munishi

Agroforestry is a climate-smart production system and considered more resilient than monocropping in mitigating climate change. Study was conducted to analyze the potential of agroforestry in mitigating CO2 emissions through carbon sequestration in Mwanga district, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Methodologies used included literature review and ecological survey. A sample of 54 plots engaged in different agroforestry systems were randomly selected from three villages of different altitudinal range for colleting inventory and ecological data. SPSS computer program was used to analyze ecological data and allometric equations were used for estimation aboveground biomass and carbon. The diversity of agroforestry practices such as parklands, homegardens and woodlots stored a substantial aboveground carbon stock (10.7 to 57.1 Mg C ha-1 with an average of 19.4 Mg C ha-1 ), and was statistically significant . Agroforestry showed a great potential in mitigating CO2 than treeless systems therefore concerted effort should be made by different stakeholder in supporting agroforestry