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...

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....

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...

Agroforestry and Its Benefits

Source: en.reset.org Published: March 1, 2017 CIFOR Agroforestry is the management and integration of trees, crops and/or livestock on the same plot of land and can be an integral component of productive agriculture. It may include existing native forests and forests...