Fifth Newsletter (April 2024) online
The fifth edition of the biannual newsletter AgroForAdapt is now available In this issue we present the 76 demonstration agroforestry systems of the project (854 ha), the first webinar of the Iberian Community of Agroforestry Systems and Mixed Crops, the study "Agroforestry systems in the Strategic Plan of the Spanish CAP: analysis and reflections", as well […]
Technical seminar on selective shrub clearing
On Friday 3 May we will present the challenge of selective thinning (reduction of scrub density) to maintain the most interesting shrubs for the forest ecosystem: scarce species, those with special interest for the conservation of biodiversity and/or with forage interest. This conference will be held in the Aiguamúrcia forest (Tarragona, Spain), an AgroForAdapt demonstration […]
The Community of agroforestry systems and mixed cropping, an application highlighted by the Agromix project
The Iberian Agroforestry and Mixed Farming Community has been highlighted by the Agromix project as a relevant innovation for the agroforestry sector, in the article: "Cultivating connections: the growth of thematic social networks in agroecology". This thematic social network specialised in agroforestry systems has been created by the LIFE AgroForAdapt and PRIMA Transition projects, and […]
Study "Agroforestry systems in the Spanish CAP Strategic Plan: analysis and reflections".
In recent months we have collaborated with various projects and entities to describe the regulatory framework of agroforestry systems in Spain, in the framework of the new CAP (2023-27). We have completed the analysis with a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) of this policy framework. The study will be published as a EURAF (European […]
First webinar of the Community of agroforestry systems and mixed crops
The Iberian Community of Agroforestry Systems and Mixed Farming was created in 2023, in collaboration between LIFE AgroForAdapt and PRIMA Transition as a meeting point for the agroforestry community in Spain and Portugal, trying to give a leading role to ownership. In addition to functioning as a social network where images, news and debates can […]
We are back in the media
Television and the written and digital press have echoed the silvopastoralism work we are carrying out in Sant Climent de Llobregat. Two appearances on TV stand out: 01/03/2024. Pasturar amb rucs per fer front als incendis. TV3. 04/03/2024. Cabres i rucs per lluitar contra la crisi climàtica. Gavà Televisió. In the press section of the […]
Get to know the 76 AgroForAdapt demonstration agroforestry systems!
We have produced three documents describing in detail the 76 demonstration systems that form the core of AgroForAdapt project, covering a total of 850 ha. We present them by type of system:
The CTFC carries out the planting of forage shrub plants in Mediterranean open woodlands.
Before the end of 2023, the CTFC has planted 340 shrubs and trees in Mediterranean "dehesa, i.e. open woodland", specifically in cork oak dehesa in Agullana and oak dehesa in Sant Esteve d'en bas (Girona). The mock privet (Phillyrea latifolia), the barren privet (Rhamnus alaternus) and the cherry (Prunus avium) have been the protagonists of […]
Field visit on silvopastoralism with University of Lleida students
On 29 November, CTFC and Agresta organised a field day with Forestry Engineering students from the University of Lleida in the AgroForAdapt demonstration stands in Muriel Viejo (Soria, Central Spain). The Junta de Castilla y León (regional government) has implemented, in collaboration with Agresta, 26.2 ha of silvicultural works in a mixed forest of Scots […]
Silvopastoralism in Aiguamúrcia (Tarragona, Spain)
AgroForAdapt works in 27 forests in Catalonia and Castilla y León (more than 480 ha in total) to promote silvopastoralism as a climate change adaptation measure. To make it possible for livestock to enter the forest, we carry out silvicultural treatments and improve and condition the auxiliary infrastructures, including accesses, water points and livestock shelters. […]