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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Agroforestry Practices in Sustainable Land Use Systems in Ghana\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Isaac Nunoo, Rural Education and Agriculture Development International, Research and Extension, 25 Knust Ayeduase New Site, 233~Kumasi, Ghana, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{nunooisaac85@yahoo.com}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Isaac Nunoo$^{1}$, Victoria Afua Nunoo$^{2}$}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{1}$Rural Education and Agriculture Development International, Research and Extension, Ghana}}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{2}$Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Geography and Economics, }}}
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Food production worldwide context increased at the same rate as that of human population. The rapid growing population in the world is currently depending on conventional forms of agriculture that are unsustainable. With growing public awareness of the effects of global climate change, there is a movement to embrace agricultural alternatives that promote a more responsible, sustainable and resilient relationship with land use. Productive land is progressively being displaced by urbanisation and forest land degraded. Deforestation and forest degradation are also critical parameters threatening ecosystem stability and depleting the natural resource base. The objective of research is to highlight farmers' perception, importance and role of agroforestry as tool in sustainable land use systems in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. The multi stage sampling technique was employed to selected 300 farmers in the study area. Data obtained from the respondents were analysed using descriptive statistics and inferential analysis. The research found out that agroforestry merits special attention because of the diverse benefits it provides for smallholder farmers across the country. Agroforestry emerges as a promising land use option to overcome the problem of land degradation and the imminent food insecurity. Traditional knowledge needs to be actively built upon. It can therefore be indicated that given the level of awareness among the farmers there is the need to improve on the existing agroforestry practices in the face of increasing population. Farmers indicated that through the integration of trees on farms and in the agricultural landscape, there is sustainable production for increased social, economic and environmental benefits for land users at all levels. The study therefore recommends that more focus should be placed on incentives to promote investments in agroforestry and the development of market"=driven tree crop products.  }

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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Agroforestry, Climate change, Deforestation, Food insecurity, Ghana
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