Agroforestry System on the Coffee Based Project of Psau

Authors: Allain James T Aquino* and Winnie Patiu R

DOI: 10.23880/jenr-16000406

Volume 9, Issue 1

Abstract

The intercropping of cash crops that allows us to produce seeds for the subsequent project, the availability of fruits for sale, which has aided the farmers' financial situation, and the project's highest rate of cash crop income, with the exception of tomatoes and bitter melon, which did not succeed due to environmental conditions and crop harvest characteristics, have all contributed to the success of the Agroforestry System implementation to PSAU coffee-based project findings. The importance of the agroforestry system is obvious, particularly for farmers, because no land is wasted but rather put to various and useful uses, and farmers are given actual guidance to fully understand how to use the land to its maximum potential. A total of 5,120 square meters of coffee plantation were used, with cash crops such as chili pepper, eggplant, lady finger, bittermelon, and tomato intercropped. An average of 209.56 kl of Chili Pepper sold for 31, 736 pesos, 2,336 kl of Ladyfinger sold for 149,339 pesos, and 668.31 kl of Eggplant sold for 42,224 pesos in a 1-hectare prediction. Tomato and bitter-melon did not survive and were not sold due to environmental conditions and crop harvest features. Chili pepper intercropped to coffee plantation raised income by 31.94%, Lady finger increased income by 150.28%, and eggplant enhanced income by 42.51% in a 1-acre prediction. According to research, agroforestry intercropping systems greatly boost farmer revenue.

Keywords: Intercropping; Agroforestry; Farmers; Coffee Plantation and Income

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