Conduct a cost-benefit analysis of sustainable agricultural practices, including organic farming, conservation agriculture, and agroforestry
In the wake of the rising trend in climate variability, food insecurity, and environmental degradation, sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) are an assuring approach towards food-resilient systems. This research carries out a thorough cost-benefit analysis (CBA) on three of the most prevalent SAPs organic farming, conservation agriculture, and agroforestry to determine their economic profitability and ecological […]
Evaluating the sustainability and leverage potential of innovative organic farming systems
Modern agriculture has advanced food security but at an environmental cost. Organic farming and agroforestry have been proposed as alternatives, however, evaluating their sustainability is challenging due to heterogeneity of the sector, a relatively small number of sustainability assessments carried out and lack of user-friendly assessment tools. Holistic sustainability analyses, including ecosystem services provided by farms, are essential to evaluate food and farming systems and […]
GRAB – Groupe de Recherche en Agriculture Biologique: Handbook for designing & managing Agroforestry mixing fruits & vegetables
The demand for support in the creation of “market garden orchards (agroforestry associating fruit trees and vegetables). This is the result of a combination of factors: agricultural relocation, explosion of short circuits, production using organic methods or without phytosanitary inputs, limited land available… This kind of support requires sufficient technical data from the field, but […]
Agroforestry supports high bird diversity in European farmland
Publication in “Agronomy for sustainable management” – Intensification and homogenization of agricultural landscapes have led to a strong decline in European farmland birds. Agroforestry systems, which were widespread in the past, are regaining attention as they could return structural heterogeneity to agricultural landscapes. However, few studies focus on the effects of such systems on biodiversity […]
L'agroforestazione favorisce un'elevata diversità di uccelli nei terreni agricoli europei: una pubblicazione in “Agronomy for sustainable management”
L’intensificazione e l’omogeneizzazione dei paesaggi agricoli hanno portato a un forte declino degli uccelli dei terreni agricoli europei.
Progetto modelli circolari: manuale di Agroforestry per la valorizzazione della biodiversità vegetale e animale
E’ stato pubblicato il manuale di Agroforestry “Ovaiole in sistema silvopastorale turnato” del Prof.
Ecological approach to organic farming in the Tropics – Introducing the active system approach
This factsheet introduces the ecological approach to organic farming, changes that are necessary to implement the approach, expected benefits, and provides a few examples of recommended systems for the tropics. The information is based on long-term experiments and on-farm research conducted in the scope of three projects across different countries in Africa, as well as […]
Agroforestazione con polli biologici: una simbiosi perfetta?
Nel progetto Freebirds, sono stati testati due sistemi agroforestali con polli e diversi tipi di vegetazione.
“ECOINTENSIFICAZIONE DI SISTEMI AGRO-ZOO-OLIVICOLI NEL CENTRO ITALIA” – “ECOINPASCOLI”
Obiettivi generali: a) Identificare pratiche agro-zoo-forestali e percorsi di co-definizione di strumenti operativi secondo la logica del learning community ed experimental learning; b) Guidare alla progettazione di sistemi produttivi basati sui principi dell’agroecologia, capaci di restituire produzioni di qualità e fornitura di servizi ecosistemici; c) Promuovere la realizzazione di sistemi di supporto alla gestione e […]
