An accurate and objective estimate on the extent of agroforestry in Europe is critical for the
development of supporting policies. For this reason, a more harmonised and uniform Pan …

Agroforestry has come of age during the past three decades. The age-old practice of
growing trees and crops and sometimes animals in interacting combinations–that has been …

Agroforestry is a land use type which embodies agricultural and forestry elements in systems
which fall between the current European definitions of exclusively forestry and agriculture. If …

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 …

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 …

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

Agroforestry is considered a sustainable form of land management that optimizes the use of
natural resources (nutrients, radiation, water). Agroforestry is defined as the deliberate …

Agroforestry is a sustainable land management system that should be more strongly
promoted in Europe to ensure adequate ecosystem service provision in the old continent …

Agroforestry systems have often been neglected in Europe because administrative
structures within many national governments have considered that only agriculture or …

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 …