Worldwide, concerns have developed on the long-term sustainability of farming systems due to the adverse environmental consequences of intensive monoculture. Fruit-tree based agroforestry represents a more environmentally friendly system, the economic returns and adoption determinants of which have only been modestly studied to date. This thesis investigated the determinants of practicing fruit-tree based agroforestry and the associated costs incurred and returns earned by practitioners. It contrasts the economic performance of agroforestry based systems and monocropping systems using...