Carbon Sequestration in Breadfruit Agriculture

Learn about Carbon Sequestration in Breadfruit trees! In this webinar, Chad Livingston and Dr. Noa Kekuewa Lincoln discuss the methods they used to measure carbon in Hawai'i based 'ulu trees. Find out why it's important to the Breadfruit and general agroforestry industry, and what work still needs to be done. You can read their recently published article in the Journal of Sustainability: "Determining Allometry and Carbon Sequestration Potential of Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) as a Climate-Smart Staple in Hawai‘i"
This webinar was hosted on January 12th, 12-1pm.
Breadfruit, as a long-lived tree, has tremendous potential to capture and store carbon compared to annual staple crops, such as potatoes, rice, wheat, corn, cassava, and taro. To support breadfruitʻs role in carbon offsets, Indigenous Cropping Systems has published the first allometric equations for breadfruit that allow for the accurate estimation of carbon stored in breadfruit trees. As governments and organizations around the world look to increase their climate-smart agriculture methods, having a way to quantify the carbon sequestration potential of breadfruit may provide a vital tool for garnering support for the crop's production.
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