Coffee, farmers, and trees—shifting rights accelerates changing landscapes

Claude Garcia, Jeremy Vendé (), Konerira Nanaya, Jenu Kalla, Michelle Nay, Anne Dray, Maëlle Delay, Patrick Waeber, Natasha Stoudmann, Arshiya Bose, Christophe Le Page (), Yenugula Raghuram, Robert Bagchi, Jaboury Ghazoul, Cheppudira Kushalappa and Philippe Vaast
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Claude Garcia: UPR Forêts et Sociétés - Forêts et Sociétés - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]
Jeremy Vendé: AgroParisTech
Konerira Nanaya: IFP - Institut Français de Pondichéry - MEAE - Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich], UAHS - University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences [Shivamogga], Ponnampet College of Forestry - UAHS - University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences [Shivamogga]
Jenu Kalla: IFP - Institut Français de Pondichéry - MEAE - Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]
Michelle Nay: ITES - Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems - ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]
Anne Dray: ITES - Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems - ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]
Maëlle Delay: ITES - Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems - ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]
Patrick Waeber: FORDEV - Forest Management and Development Group [ETH Zürich] - ITES - Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems - ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]
Natasha Stoudmann: ITES - Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems - ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]
Arshiya Bose: ITES - Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems - ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]
Christophe Le Page: UPR Acridologie - Ecologie et maîtrise des populations d'acridiens - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Yenugula Raghuram: Central Coffee Board
Robert Bagchi: UCONN - University of Connecticut, UCONN - University of Connecticut
Jaboury Ghazoul: ITES - Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems - ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]
Cheppudira Kushalappa: UAHS - University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences [Shivamogga]
Philippe Vaast: UMR Eco&Sols - Ecologie fonctionnelle et biogéochimie des sols et des agro-écosystèmes - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement, Cirad-PERSYST - Département Performances des systèmes de production et de transformation tropicaux - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

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Abstract: Deforestation and biodiversity loss in agroecosystems are generally the result of rational choices, not of a lack of awareness or knowledge. Despite both scientific evidence and traditional knowledge that supports the value of diverse production systems for ecosystem services and resilience, a trend of agroecosystem intensification is apparent across tropical regions. These transitions happen in spite of policies that prohibit such transformations. We present a participatory modelling study run to (1) understand the drivers of landscape transition and (2) explore the livelihood and environmental impacts of tenure changes in the coffee agroforestry systems of Kodagu (India). The components of the system, key actors and resources, and their interactions were defined with stakeholders, following the companion modelling (ComMod) approach. The underlying ecological processes driving the system were validated through expert knowledge and scientific literature. The conceptual model was transformed into a role-playing game and validated by eight workshops with a total of 57 participants. Two scenarios were explored, a No Policy Change as baseline, and a Restitution of Rights where rights to cut the native trees are handed over to farmers. Our results suggest that the landscape transition is likely to continue unabated unless there is a change to the current policy framework. However, the Restitution of Rights risks speeding up the process rather than reversing it, as inter alia, the differential growth rate between exotic and native tree species, kick in.

Keywords: companion modelling; agroforestry; Grevillea robusta; India; policy; role playing games; agroforesterie; Inde; paysage agricole; Role playing games; Policy; Agroforestry; Companion modelling; agriculteur (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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Published in Forests, 2020, 11 (4), pp.480. ⟨10.3390/f11040480⟩

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