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Industry Overview
Agroforestry is defined as a
land use system that involves the deliberate retention,
introduction or mixing of trees or other plants into crop and
animal production systems in order to increase profitability,
sustainability, protection of the environment and social
acceptance.
Agroforestry is:
- Intentional - designed and managed for a planned result
- Intensive - all components are intensively managed
- Integrated - a blend of agriculture, forestry and
environmental science
- Interactive - designed to minimize negative and maximize
positive interactions between trees, other crops and
livestock.
Agroforestry practices are divided into groups of similar
agroforestry activities or crop combinations that can be
integrated into farms and woodlands.
- Forest Farming
- Alley Cropping
- Silvopasture and
- Buffers (Buffers include Integrated Riparian Management;
Windbreaks, Shelterbelts and Boundary Plantings; Community
Greenways and Urban Buffers).
The Agroforesty Industry Development Trust Fund will be
part of the Agri-Food Futures Fund (AFFF). The AFFF is a trust
fund supported by federal and provincial governments with an
initial capitalization of $13.5 million. Fourteen different
industry groups have been invited to enroll, Contact
includes: Chair: Harold Reedy (hreedy@mail.bulkley.net).
Also refer to the document Agroforestry
Strategic Plan 2003 for specific details to the
plan.
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