Question

Define agroforestry and farm forestry.

Answer 1

Agroforestry

Agroforestry as an intensive land management system that optimizes the benefits from the biological interactions created when trees and/or shrubs are deliberately combined with crops and/or livestock. There are five basic types of agroforestry practices today in the North America: windbreaks, alley cropping, silvopasture, riparian buffers and forest farming. Within each agroforestry practice, there is a continuum of options available to landowners depending o­n their own goals (e.g., whether to maximize the production of interplanted crops, animal forage, or trees).

Fram forestry,

Trees are grown on farms for a variety of commercial and non-commercial purposes, including timber production, shade and shelter, ground water control, prevention of nutrient pollution, erosion prevention, scenic enhancement, and nature conservation. Although some trees are grown for a single purpose, such as timber production, or nature conservation, many are planted to achieve a number of aims simultaneously.

The Farm Forestry Advisory Service provides information and advice about growing commercial trees on farms, with an emphasis on integrating trees into farming systems, to maximise total productivity and enhance sustainability.

A broad definition of farm forestry includes any trees on farm land which are managed to produce saleable products such as timber, oil, tannin, charcoal or carbon credits.

The farm forestry label is now being used to include the commercial management of native forest on farms as well.