The cacao agrosystems are very suitable for reforesting completely cleared areas and can become biological corridors between segments of the forest, allowing the repopulation of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians, among others. Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) is one of the most important tropical crops both nationally and internationally. However, by appropriate management of cacao crops and the inclusion of aggregate values in forest, fruit, vegetables, and ornamental production, as organic cultivation, specific varieties of plants could generate significant income for small producers in the Southeast from Mexico. This cacao agrosystem is involved in erosion, soil fertility, plant nutrition, water quantity and quality, carbon sequestration, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and soil biodiversity.
Part of the book: Sustainability of Agroecosystems
Pineapple cultivation has had the greatest impact on the market and that has increased world production in the recent decades in all tropical and subtropical areas. It is one of the crops that best adapts to these environmental conditions. In Mexico, its production has decreased significantly. Tabasco pineapple producers have been facing various problems that have further worsened. The main causes of the crisis are increase in input costs, lack of provision of technical advice to small and medium producers, little support of field programs by the government, and the growth of imports of industrialized pineapple. At the same time, the problem is seen during the cultivation of pineapple in the field. The producer sows the plant with fertilization without having chemical tests of the soil and irrigation waterdue to the costs and no interpretation of the results of these soil analyses. This affects the harvest and quality of the pineapple in its sale price.
Part of the book: Tropical Plant Species and Technological Interventions for Improvement