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- AGFORWARD Project Periodic Report: January to December 2014Publication . Burgess, P.J.; Crous-Duran, J.; den Herder, M.; Dupraz, C.; Fagerholm, N.; Freese, D.; Garnett, K.; Graves, A.R.; Hermansen, J.E.; Liagre, F.; Mirck, J.; Moreno, G.; Mosquera-Losada, M.R.; Palma, J.H.N.; Pantera, A.; Plieninger, T.; Upson, M.
- AGFORWARD: achievments during the first two yearsPublication . Burgess, P.J.; den Herder, M.; Garnet, K.; Graves, A.R.; Hermansen, J.; Liagre, F.; Moreno, G.; Mosquera-Losada, M.R.; Palma, J.H.N.; Pantera, A.; Plieninger, T.; Mirck, J.
- Agroforestry systems of high natural and cultural value in Europe: structure, management, goods and servicesPublication . Moreno, G.; Aviron, S.; Berg, S.; Burgess, P.J.; Caceres, Y.; Crous-Duran, J.; Faias, Sónia; Firmino, P.N.; Fotiadis, G.; Franca, A.; Garcia de Jalon, S.; Hartel, T.; Lind, T.; Lopez Bernal, A.; Mantzanas, K.; Mirck, J.; Palma, J.H.N.; Pantera, A.; Paulo, Joana Amaral
- Assessing the environmental externalities of arable, forestry and silvoarable systems: new developments in farm-SAFEPublication . Garcia de Jalon, S.; Graves, A.; Kaske, K.J.; Palma, J.H.N.; Crous-Duran, J.; Burgess, P.J.
- Current extent and trends of agroforestry in the EU27Publication . Herder, Michael den; Moreno, Gerardo; Mosquera-Losada, Rosa; Palma, J.H.N.; Sidopoulou, Anna; Santiago Freijanes, Jose Javier; Crous-Duran, Josep; Paulo, Joana Amaral; Tomé, Margarida; Pantera, Anastasia; Papanastasis, Vasileios; Mantzanas, Konstantinos; Pachana, Przemko; Burgess, P.J.
- Current extent of agroforestry in EuropePublication . Herder, M. den; Moreno, G.; Mosquera-Losada, M.R.; Palma, J.H.N.; Sidiropoulou, A.; Santiago Freijanes, J.J.; Crous-Duran, J.; Paulo, Joana Amaral; Tomé, Margarida; Pantera, A.; Papanastasis, V.; Mantzanas, K.; Pachana, P.; Plieninger, T.; Burgess, P.J.
- Database of agroforestry system descriptions. Milestone Report 28 (6.3) for EU FP7 Research ProjectPublication . Palma, J.H.N.; Crous-Duran, J.; Graves, A.R.; Burgess, P.J.This report collates information regarding the systems to be addressed during the modelling tasks of the AGFORWARD project. The data focuses on systems description, site characteristics, management and technical options to create the scenario umbrella for the forthcoming modelling activities in work-package 6. The report includes a wide variety of traditional and innovative agroforestry systems across Europe. The number of innovative systems highlights the potential for agroforestry and the role of modelling to predict the outputs of products and services. For some systems, data is missing and this this is being addressed through the on-going work of the stakeholder groups. In the first year of the AGFORWARD project, a total of 54 agroforestry systems were described (11 from WP2, 15 from WP3, 13 from WP4, and 15 from WP5). In this report, 27 of the systems are described in detail in the form of factsheets (five from WP2, eight from WP3, eight from WP4, and six from WP5). The inclusion of a ‘’Hypothetical modelling combinations’’ section on the factsheets helps to define, together with the results from Milestone 27 (Palma et al. 2015), the modelling scenarios that are going to be explored. These scenarios include current management practices, innovative techniques, and new tree/crop/animals combinations
- Development and application of bio-economic modelling to compare silvoarable, arable and forestry systems in three European countriesPublication . Palma, J.H.N.; Graves, A.R.; Burgess, P.J.; Herzog, F.; Moreno, G.; Bertomeu, M.; Dupraz, C.Silvoarable agroforestry could promote use of trees on farms in Europe, but its likely effect on production, farm profitability, and environmental services is poorly understood. Hence, from 2001 to 2005, the Silvoarable Agroforestry for Europe project developed a systematic process to evaluate the biophysical and economic performance of arable, forestry, and silvoarable systems in Spain, France, and The Netherlands. A biophysical model called “Yield-SAFE” was developed to predict long-term yields for the different systems and local statistics and expert opinion were used to derive their revenue, costs, and pre- and post-2005 grant regimes. These data were then used in an economic model called “Farm-SAFE” to predict plot- and farm-scale profitability. Land equivalent ratios were greater than one, showing Yield-SAFE predicted that growing trees and crops in silvoarable systems was more productive than growing them separately. Pre-2005 grants in Spain and The Netherlands penalised silvoarable systems, but post-2005 grantswere more equitable. In France,walnut and poplar silvoarable systems were consistently the most profitable system under both grant regimes. In Spain, holm oak and stone pine silvoarable systemswere the least profitable system under pre-2005 grants, but only marginally less profitable than arable systems under post-2005 grants. In The Netherlands, low timber values and the opportunity cost of losing arable land for slurry manure application made silvoarable and forestry systems uncompetitive with arable systems under both grant regimes.
- Financial and economic benefits of integrated crop-livestock-tree systems in EuropePublication . Burgess, P.J.; Graves, Anil R.; Palma, J.H.N.; Crous-Duran, Josep; Upson, Matt•Agricultural monocultures have societal costs •Role for agroforestry •Introducing AGFORWARD •Two case studies on the financial and economic benefits of agroforestry in Europe
- Forage-SAFE: a tool to assess the management and economics of wood pasture systemsPublication . García de Jalón, S.P.J.; Graves, A.; Moreno, G.; Palma, J.H.N.; Crous-Duran, J.; Oliveira, T.; Burgess, P.J.The Forage-SAFE model has been developed to better understand the impact of trees on the profitability of wood pastures. It assesses the daily balance between the demand for and production of forage to estimate an annual farm net margin. The model allows the modification of selected biophysical and financial parameters related to the tree, pasture and livestock components (such as tree cover density, carrying capacity and livestock species) which can be optimised to maximise net farm income. A case study in a dehesa wood pasture in South-western Spain was used to show the applicability of the model. The case study results showed that net margin was maximised at around 27% tree cover for a carrying capacity of 0.4 livestock unit per hectare from which 61% were ruminants and 39% Iberian pigs. The analysis also showed that high carrying capacities were positively correlated with tree cover profitability. This was accentuated as the proportion of Iberian pigs increased