Agroforestry systems for climate change adaptation of Mediterranean agricultural and forest areas
LIFE AgroForAdapt project (LIFE20 CCA/ES/001682; 10/2021 – 09/2026) is financed by the LIFE Programme of the European Union
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- Support agroforestry producers...buy agroforestry!
We have added this portal to the AgroForAdapt website to give visibility to people and organizations that sell products from agroforestry systems and market them directly to consumers. We already have 27 registered entities! If you have an agroforestry system, and you want to register in this portal, use this link. - Agroforestry field day in Girona
On 23 May we will hold a field day in Riudarenes and Maçanet de la Selva (Girona) as part of the Emili Garolera Silvicultural Transfer Days. We will present different models of silvoarable agroforestry systems: walnut and poplar with annual crops; partial clearings maintaining high-value cork oaks and diversified hedgerows; horticultural crops within a walnut… Read more: Agroforestry field day in Girona - Autumn and winter work at Terres de Roumassouze
The various actions carried out have made it possible to structure the areas to improve the balance between the various crops and trees, while optimising the space for educational and experimental projects. Last autumn, re-design workshops helped to define the layout of the market garden area. Working with farmers, technicians and researchers, a plan was… Read more: Autumn and winter work at Terres de Roumassouze - Fourth webinar of the Iberian Agroforestry Systems Community
On 24 February we held the fourth webinar of the Iberian Community of Agroforestry Systems and Mixed Crops, a thematic social network that seeks to promote the exchange of experiences between people interested in this type of practices, and in agroecology in general. If you missed it, you can watch the video on the Community's… Read more: Fourth webinar of the Iberian Agroforestry Systems Community - PrioSilvAra: Tool for the prioritisation of areas for silvoarable systems in agricultural landscapes
Silvoarable systems are the deliberate combination of crops with woody vegetation, with the objective of obtaining benefits from their interactions. These systems have multiple advantages, which have led to their increasing consideration in European policy and regulations: - Productive and economic: diversification of production, increased overall productivity of the system, reduced vulnerability to climate change… Read more: PrioSilvAra: Tool for the prioritisation of areas for silvoarable systems in agricultural landscapes