Progetto EU AGFORWARD - Agroforestry that will advance rural development (DTA.AD002.023)

Thematic area

Earth system science and environmental technologies

Project area

Structure responsible for the research project

Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET)

Other structures collaborating in the research project

• Institute for animal production system in mediterranean environment (ISPAAM)
• Institute of BioEconomy (IBE)

Project manager

PIERLUIGI PARIS
Phone number: 0763/374904
Email: piero.pais@ibaf.cnr.it

Abstract

Agroforestry is the practice of deliberately integrating woody vegetation (trees or shrubs) with crop and/or animal systems to benefit from the resulting ecological and economic interactions. AGFORWARD (AGroFORestry that Will Advance Rural Development) is a four-year project, developed by 23 organisations at the forefront of agroforestry research, practice and promotion in Europe, with the goal of promoting appropriate agroforestry practices that advance sustainable rural development. The project will i) increase our understanding of existing, and new extensive and intensive agroforestry systems in Europe; ii) identify, develop and demonstrate innovations to improve the ecosystem service benefits and viability of agroforestry systems in Europe using participatory research, iii) develop better adapted designs and practices for the different soil and climatic conditions of Europe, and iv) promote the wide adoption of sustainable agroforestry systems.

Goals

Inventario dei sistemi agroforestali europei.
Sperimentazione in campo dei sistemi agroforestali più efficienti nell'uso degli input colturali.
Implementazione spaziale e temporale dei dati sperimentali con la modellistica biofisica ed economica.
Individuazione dei sistemi agroforestali da diffondere.
Definizione di politiche europee per la diffusione dell'agroforestry.
Divulgazione delle nuove conoscenze.

Start date of activity

01/01/2014

Keywords

wood production, agricolture, ecosystem services

Last update: 02/08/2025