17-09-2019
EURAF was represented by Adolfo Rosati (Deputy National Delegate for Italy), Rico Hübner (EURAF Deputy Secretary) and Nuria Ferreiro-Domínguez (National Delegate for Spain).
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06-09-2019
Irish minister participed in farm Open Day that was very well attended. Those present heard both from the owner, his forester and the Department on how best to consider an agri-forestry project. They also heard about the additional benefits of agro-forestry landscape enhancement, animal welfare, improved biodiversity, land drainage, positives for water quality, and timber production potential.
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14-08-2019
The authors are leading researchers and practitioners with decades of experience in agroforestry from the UK and around the world.
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16-07-2019
EURAF's president Patrick Worms is one of the interviewed in this article about Herdade do Freixo do Meio, in Portugal, where the owner started almost 30 years ago a new way of land managing. “It offers resilience against fires and global heating and it soaks up the carbon,” Alfredo Sendim says.
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13-07-2019
On the 5th and 6th June, 50 delegates attended the annual meeting of the UK's agroforestry association, the Farm Woodland Forum. The first day was packed full of interesting presentations covering a wide range of topics on the theme of 'Integrating Farming and Forestry'. On the second day, delegates visited two contrasting farms.
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21-06-2019
A short document summarising what we know and don’t know about the next CAP has been produced by EURAF. It is available online and open for comments.
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21-06-2019
Association aims to promote the implementation of agroforestry systems as a sustainable land use system.
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15-06-2019
Over 1300 participants from over 100 countries were in France for the 4th World Congress on Agroforestry. Read how did it go for some EURAF members and national delegates.
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14-06-2019
Rico Hübner, PhD in Agricultural Economics, has his research background in sustainable agriculture, renewable energies and agricultural policy.
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02-06-2019
During these events there was the opportunity to increase contacts with several organizations, in order to make them aware of EURAF activities and membership opportunities.
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25-05-2019
Combined effects are only rarely considered, resulting in a lack of integrated quantification. Here we assess the effect of rows of walnut trees (Juglans regia L.) on soil organic carbon (SOC), soil nutrient status, the presence of potentially beneficial ground-dwelling arthropods and on the yield and quality of neighboring arable crops.
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20-05-2019
Miroslav Toman was addressing the journalists in a press conference of the National Draught Coalition, broadcasted by the Czech television.
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17-05-2019
The event will showcase concrete agroforestry initiatives from across the 5 continents, sharing ideas with farmers, entrepreneurs, NGOs, local cooperatives and researchers.
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06-05-2019
Forests and other wooded land cover about 40% of the European Union territory, and the forest sector provides more than 3.5 million jobs in the EU.
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15-04-2019
About 40 interested people attended this open field visit, ranging from farmers, neighbours and local authorities to policy advisors and teachers. Local press also reported about this regional event.
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10-04-2019
Fire Flocks brings together all public and private agents interested in the continuity of silvopastoralism, by aligning their various needs, and articulating a production and consumption chain of food products from herds with the added value of decreasing fire risk in woodlands.
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21-03-2019
The Czech Agroforestry Association, in cooperation with other organizations, has held a series of seminars and conferences related to Agroforestry. Now, partner institutions and platforms are organizing a follow-up conference at which new experience, best practices and results of recent scientific research.
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21-03-2019
EURAF’s vice-president João Palma and Pablo Silva attended the Civil Dialog Meeting on Rural Development, in Brussels, on the 27th February 2019.
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21-03-2019
Over a thousand fresh scientific insights will be presented by hundreds of speakers. Events throughout the city will bring agroforestry closer to everyday life. Field trips to surrounding agroforestry farms, tastings of agroforestry products, a gala dinner and dozens of side events will make for a busy week indeed.
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21-03-2019
Keynote addresses were given by Jerzy Plewa (DIrector General for Agriculture, Maurio Petriccione DG for Climate and Daniel Calleja-Crespo DG for Environment). It was gratifying that all three mentioned the potential importance of agroforestry.
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