Potential benefits and costs of agroforestry practices have been analysed by experts, but few
studies have captured farmers' perspectives on why agroforestry might be adopted on a …

Agroforestry is receiving increasing attention in Germany because of its capacity to address
some of the negative consequences of intensive agriculture. However the actual uptake and …

While the opportunities of modern agroforestry systems are increasingly recognized by
policymakers, consultants, researchers, and educators, the response of farmers to the recent …

Agricultural policy in Europe is moving towards greater support of multifunctional agriculture,
such as agroforestry systems. However, modern farmers appear to be resisting this change …

The AGFORWARD research project (January 2014-December 2017), funded by the
European Commission, is promoting agroforestry practices in Europe that will advance …

In global terms, European farms produce high yields of safe and high quality food but this
depends on the use of many off-farm inputs and the associated greenhouse gas emissions …

Whilst the benefits of agroforestry are widely recognised in tropical latitudes few studies
have assessed how agroforestry is perceived in temperate latitudes. This study evaluates …

Abstract Between 2003 and 2004, 264 face-to-face interviews were undertaken to determine
farmers' perceptions of silvoarable agroforestry across 14 sample areas in seven European …

The interest in re-implementing agroforestry (AF) in European agriculture due to its
environmental benefits has been growing exponentially. We reviewed the historical …

This paper reports the results of a study conducted in Italy, within the AGFORWARD (2014–
2017) project, aimed at promoting innovative agroforestry practices in Europe. Agroforestry …