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Cropping cereals among timber trees - Coping with climate warming in Mediterranean countries

Facing climate change Global food production should at least double by the end of this century to meet the needs of the increasing human population. However, crop yield potential has stagnated, and some reduction in the crop yields is expected as consequence of climate change.

Silvo-agriculture can be regarded as an adaptive cultivation system that can help to mitigate the negative effects of climate warming and help meet the challenges arising from the increased frequency of extreme weather events.

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Agroforestry on municipally owned sites - example Donzdorf (Germany)

Between 2007 and 2010 the city established five agroforestry plots with trees for valuable timber production on city-owned land, sized 0,15 to 0,75 ha. The city decided for valuable timber trees, among other reasons because it couldn’t guarantee the maintenance of traditional orchard trees on the selected plots in the long-term.

Clover ley and apple trees

Holm oak, pasture + turkey

Silvoarable agroforestry under cork oak (Quercus suber)

Agforward General Assembly in 2017

Traditional meadow in Joensuu, Finland

Olive trees + grazing + traditional stone walls

Authochtonous goat breed (Serpentina) grazing under Holm oak (Quercus rotundifolia)

Ploughing in between 14 year old walnut trees

Trees planted on grasslands and between fields in the “Juchowo Farm”

Grazed orchard