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Olive trees intercropped with cereals and legumes - A new development for a traditional system

Traditional land use system

Olive (Olea europea) is the most widespread cultivated tree in Greece (Schultz et al. 1987). Olive trees alone, or in orchards, are found in all parts of the country that have a mild Mediterranean climate. The olive tree is considered to be one of the least demanding cultivated trees in terms of soil nutrients. For this reason, it is planted in poor, rocky areas with soils mostly derived from hard limestone. In traditional systems, practically all olive trees came from wild plants which were grafted. Edible olives and olive oil are the main products of olive trees, while secondary products include fodder for animals and firewood.

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COPORCEL, Celtic Pigs in Silvopastoral Systems in Spain

The breed Celtic Pig (Porco Celta) was the most important swine breed in Galicia (NW Spain) until the beginning of the last century, when there was an important population decline, mainly due to importing other breeds with faster growth and higher performance.

The European Agroforestry Conference is an event organized every two years by EURAF. The conferences aim to provide a platform for people from diverse backgrounds to present, discuss, and debate critical issues related to agroforestry.

5^th European Agroforestry Conference: Agroforestry for the transition towards sustainability and bioeconomy

Date: 17-19 May 2021

Location: Nuoro, Italy (online)

Details: Book of Abstracts & conference website www.euraf2020.eu.

4^th European Agroforestry Conference: Agroforestry as Sustainable Land Use

Date: 28-30 May 2018

Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Details: Book of Abstracts & Conference Website

3^rd European Agroforestry Conference: Celebrating 20 years of Agroforestry research in Europe

Date: 23-25 May 2016

Location: Montpellier, France

Details: Book of Abstracts & Conference Website

2^nd European Agroforestry Conference: Integrating Science & Policy to Promote Agrofforestry in Practice

Date: 4-6 June 2014

Location: Cottbus (Germany)

Details: Follow the link to discover the conference book, presentations and poster presentations:

Session 1: New insights into carbon, water and nutrient cycling in agroforestry
Session 2: Policy proposals and impacts
Session 3: Environmental benefits provided by agroforestry
Session 4: Agroforestry for land reclamation
Session 5: Innovative solutions for sustainable agriculture with agroforestry

1^st European Agroforestry Conference: Priorities for European Agroforestry

Date: 9-10 October 2012

Location: Brussels (Belgium)

Details: Please follow the link to discover the Book of Abstracts and a wide variety of presentations from 5 sessions.

Session 1: Innovative avenues for agroforestry in Europe in the next decade: research, development and policy

Session 2: Hot spots, What's going on in Europe for agroforestry?
Session 3: "Agroforestry: Trees for a Sustainable European Agriculture" Meeting with European stakeholders
Session 4: Fresh progress, novel evidence. What’s going on in Europe for agroforestry?
Session 5: Building European consortia to address European calls dealing with agroforestry.

Willow coppice, Netherlands

Walnut and Maize

Silvopastoral system with Ash at Loughall, Northern Ireland

Agroforestry with willow used as medicinal fodder

Bisons in a forest reserve, Poland

Alley cropping system of Poplar in Forst, Germany

Montado + cattle

Alley-cropping at Vattholma, Sweden

Willow silvopasture

The Heather-Farm

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