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PUR Lab’s Key figures – Cocoa yields in agroforestry systems

A study conducted by the PUR Lab, in partnership with the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Universidad Agraria de la Selva in Peru, shows that agroforestry cocoa systems can increase quality by 86% and yields by 62%, compared to full-sun …

PUR Lab Key figures: Soil macro-biodiversity in tropical areas

A study conducted by the PUR Lab, in partnership with the UNA University from Honduras, shows that cocoa agroforestry systems can increase soil macro-biodiversity by four times.

PUR Lab Training

The first of March, the PUR Lab organized a training session for the PUR Team and presented its last results. In the projects in Peru, Guatemala and Honduras, the PUR Lab is leading a study to evaluate the effects of …

PUR Lab Case study – Soil erosion

The PUR Lab is working on the assessment of ecosystemic services provided by trees. Among them is soil erosion. In Peru, Alto Huayabamba, during one year of monitoring we have measured: