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Role of Agroforestry in Climate Change Adaptation and Alleviation

Agroforestry has become progressively more recognised as a land management strategy that can help with both adaptation and alleviation of climate change while resolving many of the issues that smallholder farmers are dealing with. In addition to improving livelihoods, agroforestry can help farmers adapt to harsh and unpredictable weather conditions and slow down global warming. Agroforestry promotes the ecosystem services provided by trees, including controlling sediment and water flows, cycling carbon and nutrients in soils, and creating habitat for a variety of wildlife. It also helps in less soil erosion, enhanced fertility, increased carbon storage in soil or tree and improved control of pests and flooding. Agroforestry assists smallholder farmers by increasing farm productivity and minimising the need for external inputs like conventional fertilisers and pesticides, which increases profits.