Policy challenges for agroforestry implementation in Europe

• DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2023.1127601
• Publication Date: 2023-03-14T04:30:51Z
• Authors: María Rosa Mosque...; Mário Gabriel San...; Berta Gonçalves; Nuria Ferreiro-Do...; Marina Castro; Antonio Rigueiro-...; María Pilar Gonzá...; Juan Luis Fernánd...; Rosa Romero-Franco; Jose Antonio Aldr...; Cristina Cabaleir...; Julian Jesús Garc...; Jose Javier Santi...
• Keywords: 2. Zero hunger; Forestry; 15. Life on land; SD1-669.5; agroforestry practices; 12. Responsible consumption; Environmental sciences; 13. Climate action; 11. Sustainability; agroforestry adoption; GE1-350; ecosystem services; agroforestry definition; biodiversity

Agroforestry (AF) is a sustainable land use practice and system that increases the ecosystem services delivery from agricultural lands compared with treeless systems. can be considered when linked to plot scale (silvoarable, silvopasture, homegarden, woody linear landscape strips, forest farming), associated global farm scale. The enhancement of promotion biodiversity caused by presence trees optimizes resources if adequate species are mixed. implemented at temporal spatial scales. At scale, perennials increase soil fertility traditional technique improves health reduces need using herbicides (e.g., legume Ulex sown for 10 years in between crop cultivation). Five agroforestry practices level: silvoarable/alley cropping, homegardens/kitchengardens, farming. A including these an working level several farms In spite acknowledgment AF has European being included as part Pillars I II, spread limited across Europe. Four challenges, technical, economic, educational, policy development, have been identified AFINET thematic network that, addressed, may foster adoption EU. This article proposes 15 different recommendations overcome them developing strategy