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Why establish biodiverse pastures rich in legumes?

Dehesa is a man-made silvopastoral ecosystem. It is characterised by a high biodiversity, but pasture production can be low, especially in winter and summer. Consequently, many farmers are dependent on external fodder sources, making the dehesa a less economically sustainable ecosystem.

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Wakelyns Agroforestry - a diverse organic silvoarable system in the UK

The general layout of the farm (Google Earth UK postcode IP21 5SD) is a series of 2 ha alley-cropping systems, with all production hedges aligned north-south on each side of 12m wide cropping areas. There are two coppice systems (hazel, willow), two mixed hardwood systems (ash, hornbeam, Italian alder, oak, small-leaved lime, sycamore, wild cherry, with or without apple) and two mixed fruit and nut systems. The organic crop rotation (cereals-ley-potatoes/squash-ley-cereals) runs as a single cycle around the whole farm.

Silvoarable agroforestry experiment with poplar and barley

Weed control at Bosques Naturales

Willow silvopasture

Bisons in a forest reserve, Poland

Clover ley and apple trees

Darliner Farm

Seabuckthorn & Buffaloberry-based alley cropping

Alley cropping system of Poplar in Forst, Germany

Olive tree silvarable-pastoral system, near Viterbo, Italy

Ploughing in between 14 year old walnut trees