Planning an agroforestry project

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Trees and the restoration of waterways in the Spreewald floodplain Maintaining the benefits of historical land use

Why restore ancient waterways?

In the past, flood-prone lowlands in Germany were adapted for agricultural land use through the installation of small waterways to improve drainage. The excess sediment from the waterways was used to develop raised areas. Planting trees on these elevated areas resulted in the development of a small-scale mosaic agroforestry system, rich in biodiversity.

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Silvopastoral Agroforestry System on the farm Eichhof, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

The Riecken family is converting their dairy farm to a silvopastoral agroforestry farm. The farm called Eichhof is located in northern Germany, in the federate state Schleswig-Holstein. Felix and his sister Sina Riecken, young farmers of just 26 and 28 years, see agroforestry as an appropriate way to solve burning problems of the world, such as the acute danger of climate change. The Eichhof is one of the first farms in Schleswig Holstein implementing new silvopasture systems.

A lot of silvoarable systems exist, with a broad range of varying tree densities and tree spacings. Almost all combinations are viable if the appropriate tree species and the crops are selected to match the environmental conditions.

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Planning an agroforestry project