This study compares cocoa monocultures and agroforestry systems under organic and conventional management over a decade in Bolivia. The findings reveal that while monocultures excel in cocoa-specific yields, agroforestry systems produce significantly more total food and provide greater nutritional quality, feeding more people per hectare and working hour. Agroforestry systems also require less non-renewable energy...Read More

A long-term field trial conducted in Bolivia by Schneider et al. compared cocoa monocultures and agroforestry systems under both conventional and organic management. The study found that while conventional monocultures produced the highest cocoa yields initially, agroforestry systems significantly outperformed monocultures in total system yields when considering all marketable products, such as bananas and other...Read More