Steeley et al. (2025): Agroforestry and enhanced rock weathering: A dual strategy for sustainable cacao
Isabella L. Steeley, Edson S. França, Dimitar Z. Epihov, Noah J. Planavsky, David J. Beerling, IN: Plant-Environment Interactions, https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.70097
Cacao production is both economically vital and environmentally intensive, presenting a major sustainability challenge as a crop largely cultivated by smallholder farmers in climate-vulnerable regions. This review synthesises evidence that integrating agroforestry with enhanced rock weathering (EW) may significantly reduce emissions from cacao production. The authors’ projections indicate that applying EW to 10% of the cocoa harvest area gives a notably high mitigation potential.