‘BY DEFINITION, AGROFORESTRY COVERS ALL AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES THAT COMBINE TREES (IN ALL THEIR FORMS: HEDGES, ROWS, GROVES, ETC.) WITH A CROP AND/OR LIVESTOCK ON THE SAME PLOT OF LAND. FROM THE FARM TO THE CATCHMENT AREA, FROM THE OPEN FIELD (AGER) TO THE DOMESTIC FOREST OR GRAZED WOODLAND, PROPERLY INTEGRATING TREES AND HEDGES IN AGRICULTURE MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO INCREASE PRODUCTION, DIVERSIFY INCOME AND ECOLOGICAL SERVICES AND ENSURE THE PRESERVATION AND RENEWAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES: WATER, SOIL AND ITS FERTILITY, BIODIVERSITY, ETC.’.
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For more information, visit the French Agroforestry Association website: https://www.agroforesterie.fr/