Agroforestry Trade-offs in India: A Multicriteria model to Optimize Land, Carbon, Food and Adoption Outcomes

H. S. Gupta

doi:10.36808/if/2025/v151i11/170943

Agroforestry Trade-offs in India: A Multicriteria model to Optimize Land, Carbon, Food and Adoption Outcomes

Authors

H. S. Gupta Institute of Forest Productivity (ICFRE), Ranchi 834005 (Jharkhand)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i11/170943

Keywords:

Agroforestry, Multicriteria model, National Agroforestry Policy, Agroforestry Scenarios in India, Climate Mitigation.

Abstract

Agroforestry in India is a multipurpose system that can balance income, carbon and food security. This study found through a multi-criteria spatial model that 32 million hectares of area is suitable for agroforestry, which can generate annual income of `374 billion and carbon absorption of 77 million tonnes of CO_2e. The potential impact on food production was found to be only 2.8%. This provides a scientific and practical direction for policy making.

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