Silvoarable
In Silvoarable systems agricultural or horticultural crops are grown simultaneously with a long-term tree crop to provide annual income while the tree crop matures. Trees are grown in rows with wide alleys in-between for cultivating crops.
Wood or tree products are produced in addition to agronomic crops, with no reduction in crop yields per unit area for many years.
Crop quality and yields can be increased by enhancing microclimatic conditions, offsetting any reduction by the removal of tree strips from cultivation.
Utilisation and recycling of soil nutrients is improved.
Wildlife habitat and corridors are created.
Aesthetic diversity – improvement to open monocropped areas.
You can find out more information about the benefits of trees on arable farms here
Learn about Silvoarable System Design.
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Squashes in SRC silvoarable system, Wakelyns Agroforestry, Aug 2016 Photo courtesy of AGFORWARD Project
Trees w arable crops and grassland, Macedonia, Greece Photo Courtesy of AGFORWARD PROJECT
Preparing the seed bed, Wakleyns Agroforestry, UK Photo courtesy of AGFORWARD PROJECT
Brassica alley at Tolhurst Organics Agroforestry, Photo courtesy of UK AGFORWARD PROJECT
Black barley at Wakelyns Agroforestry, August 2016 Photo courtesy of AGFORWARD PROJECT
CCP spring wheat trials at Wakelyns Agroforestry, July 2016 Photo courtesy of AGFORWARD PROJECT
Apples and rhubarb at Tolhurst Organics Agroforestry, UK Photo courtesy of AGFORWARD PROJECT
Agroforestry at Tolhurst Organics CIC Photo courtesy of AGFORWARD PROJECT