Agroforestry could play an important role in mitigating climate change because it sequesters more atmospheric carbon in plant parts and soil than conventional farming, report researchers. An ...

A survey of 376 farms in four European countries shows that compensatory payments sustain farmers' intentions to maintain ...

Planting woody plant species alongside crops could double the number of insect pollinators helping farmers produce food, new research has demonstrated for the first time. The study, led by the ...

Converting Hawaiʻi’s unused agricultural lands to agroforestry systems could significantly boost carbon storage on land while providing multiple benefits to local communities, according to a study by ...

URBANA, Ill. -- There’s a longstanding attitude in many farming communities that trees and agriculture don’t mix. But agroforestry — the intentional integration of trees and shrubs in agricultural ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Rubber plantations have been a main historical cause of tropical deforestation, and are generally responsible for a range of environmental and ...

Mapping by Embrapa, Brazil’s state-run agricultural research agency, found that the area on which cacao was growing in Pará, ...

Protecting native forests combined with transitioning fallow and unmanaged agricultural lands to ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) and other place-based agroforestry systems has direct benefits for local ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Agroforestry integrates trees, shrubs, and crops in a system that functions well together — it covers over 1 billion hectares of land worldwide and ...

Introduction to Agroforestry Seventy percent of the total UK land area is farmed and there is a growing pressure on this land area not only to produce food but also to help tackle climate change, ...

There's a longstanding attitude in many farming communities that trees and agriculture don't mix. But agroforestry—the intentional integration of trees and shrubs in agricultural systems, such as ...