France Unveils New Agroforestry Plans

Source: frenchfoodintheus.org Published: January 19, 2016 As part of the 2nd National Day of Agroforestry, France unveiled new plans for developing ecologically sustainable forestry practices throughout the country. The plan aims to reduce the environmental impact of...

What is Agroforestry?

Source: naturesorganichaven.com Published: March 2, 2017 NOTE: Source Link website has invalid certificate. According to the Association for Temperate Agrofiorestry, “Agroforestry is a land management system that optimizes the benefits from the biological interactions...

Using Agroforestry to Save the Planet

Source: foodtank.com Published: May 1, 2016 Sarah Small Agroforestry—the use of trees in farming—benefits both farmers and the environment. According to a recent report by Biodiversity International, the Center for International Forestry Research, the World...

The Future of Food: How Dry Farming Could Save The World

Source: inhabitat.com Published: November 19, 2016 A dry vineyard in its early stages. Written by Greg Beach You’ve heard the line: water, it’s everywhere, not a drop to drink. Only 3 percent of the world’s water is fresh, 75 percent of which is stored in...

Irish Grower Group Hails Benefits of Agroforestry

Source: hortweek.com Published: January 22, 2016 NOTE: You need a Horticulture Week account to read the full article. Agroforestry, combining field growing with trees for timber or fruit, can meet environmental goals while maintaining or even enhancing productivity,...

Immense Benefits from Agroforestry in Rural Cameroon

Source: allafrica.com Published: January 18, 2016 By Ngala Killian Chimtom Yaounde — COMMERCIAL agriculture has received a major boost and the impact of climate change minimised in Cameroon thanks to the adoption of agro-forestry techniques by thousands of farmers....

How Drones Are Helping Design the Solar Power Plants of the Future

Source: theguardian.com Published: February 26, 2017 Kingsley Chen, the drone fleet coordinator at SunPower, demonstrates the use of a drone to survey land for designing a solar power plant. Photograph: Robert Durrell/The Guardian Katie Fehrenbacher A cottage industry...

Extending the Forest Estate

Source: pft.tas.gov.au Published: March 2, 2017 Agroforestry Program Trees grown on farmland provide a range of benefits and values to landowners and the community.  Well planned tree plantings can increase farm profits by improving crop and animal growth and...

Trees Can Help UK Farming Cut Emissions

Source: bbc.com Published: January 5, 2016 Increasing agricultural yields coupled with tree planting and wetland restoration could help the UK farming industry to cut its carbon footprint  By Mark Kinver Increasing yields produced in UK fields and using the spare...

Sustainable Pasture Management in Kyrgyzstan

Source: pedalingpictures.com Published: December 24, 2015 Click here to watch “Sustainable Pasture Management in Kyrgyzstan”: https://vimeo.com/143698789 During the months of June and July, we packed our backpacks, grabbed our sleeping bags, and headed for the...