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. […]
Meeting with local stakeholders in Sant Climent de Llobregat (Barcelona)
On 25 October we visited the Can Colomer estate in Sant Climent de Llobregat (Barcelona province) to monitor and assess the silvicultural interventions carried out and to agree on the needs and characteristics of the facilities for the herd that is expected to graze the estate shortly. The visit included representatives from the Town Council, […]
Fourth Newsletter (October 2023) online
The fourth edition of the biannual newsletter AgroForAdapt is now available. In this issue we present the Community of Agroforestry Systems and Mixed Crops, several networking actions with other European projects, the second meeting of the External Advisory Committee, a conference on agroecology that we organised in Soria (Spain), four conferences in which we have […]
Introducing the Spanish Community of Agroforestry Systems and Mixed Crops
The Comunidad de Sistemas Agroforestales y Cultivos Mixtos is a meeting point (for the moment, virtual) for all those interested in these systems. The aim is to share and facilitate interactions between owners and managers of agroforestry systems, and between them and consultants and researchers. The application is free and allows sharing images and creating […]
Visit to AgroForAdapt demonstration systems with the University of Bonn / ReForest Project
On 8 August 2023 we visited the demonstrative silvoarable systems of Villoldo and Collazos de Boedo, in Palencia (central-north Spain), with representatives of CTFC, Sorbus Bosques Multifuncionales (collaborating entity of LIFE AgroForAdapt) and the University of Bonn - project ReForest. In Villoldo we visited the farm La Sola agroecológica, where various silvorabke combinations have been […]
We participate in an IUFRO webinar on agroforestry systems
We participated in the webinar " Agroforestry systems in the world: differences and similarities", held on 26-27 July and organised by IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations) and Évora University (Portugal). In it, we presented the LIFE AgroForAdapt project and the ongoing activities.
AgroForAdapt - ReForest field visit
On 30 June 2023 we carried out a joint field visit to agroforestry systems in Riudarenes (Girona, Spain) between representatives of the LIFE AgroForAdapt and Horizon Europe ReForest projects. Link to the visit report.