What is Land Conversion?   On the island of Sumatera, oil palm is spreading over forests and displacing rubber plantation. Hevea brasiliensis was introduced in Jambi province at the beginning of the 20th century, progressively replacing swidden rice cultivation with agro forest (Feintrenie & Levang, 2009; Joshi et al., 2002). These rubber agroforests are smallholder … Continue reading Converted Land & Food Security