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A study in India finds that adding fruit trees to cropland increases carbon storage and increases farmers' revenue by up to a factor of five.

Summary: https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/04/fruit-based-farming-turns-marginal-lands-into-carbon-sinks-and-cash-machines/

Original paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44246-024-00114-3

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Fruit trees turn marginal farms into carbon sinks and cash machines

Study finds fruit-based agroforestry can store vast carbon while boosting farmer incomes nearly 5X conventional cropping.

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