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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 can mitigate environmental problems in european agricultural deficit areasPublication . Kay, S.; Roces-Diaz, J.; Crous-Duran, J.; Giannitsopoulos, M.; Graves, A.; den Herder, M.; Moreno, G.; Mosquera-Losada, M.R.; Pantera, A.; Palma, J.H.N.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Forage-SAFE: a tool to assess the management and economics of wood pasture systemsPublication . Garcia de Jalon, S.; Graves, A.; Moreno, G.; Palma, J.H.N.; Crous-Duran, J.; Burgess, P.J.Forage-SAFE is a spreadsheet model that has been developed within the AGFORWARD project to better understand the interactions between trees, the grass understorey and livestock on the profitability of wood pastures. It can be used to assess the daily balance between the demand for and the production of forage to estimate an annual farm net margin. It is possible to use the model to modify biophysical and financial parameters related to the tree, pasture and livestock components (such as tree cover density, carrying capacity and livestock species) in order to maximise net farm income
- Holistic management approach as a tool for dehesa/montado restorationPublication . Catalán, M.; Rey-Benayas, J.M.; Redondo, J.M.; Moreno, G.Dehesa/montado can be defined as a multi-purpose agroforestry system with scattered oak trees. This ecosystem covers an estimated 3.1 million ha and is the most extended silvopastoral system and the largest High Nature Value Farming System in Europe. However, the sustainability of dehesas/montados has been questioned in recent years because of trends towards more intensive and simplified management, which in turn have led to changes in vegetation and soil properties and increased soil erosion rates. Holistic Management approach, based on time-controlled grazing systems, not only increases productivity but also implies ecosystem improvements: soil properties (soil structure, amount of organic matter, water efficiency, and availability soil nutrients) and pasture species cover and composition. McCoster (2000) has described a synergistic effect between a cell grazing (similar to HM) and trees regeneration in Australia. The main goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of the Holistic Management Grazing Approach on the soil properties, trees recovery, pasture cover, biodiversity and productivity opposite to nowadays continuous grazing management and different pasture innovations in Spanish and Portuguese dehesa/montado farms.
- Initial modelled outputs at field scalePublication . Gosme, M.; Blitz-Frayret, C.; Burgess, P.J.; Crous-Duran, J.; Dupraz, C.; Dux, D.; Garcia de Jalon, S.; Graves, A.R.; Herzog, F.; Lecomte, I.; Moreno, G.; Oliveira, T.; Palma, J.H.N.; Paulo, Joana Amaral; Sereke, F.; Tomé, MargaridaThis report comprises Deliverable 6.16 in the project, which contributes to the third objective as it presents field-scale evaluation of innovations, in order to adapt and evaluate agroforestry designs and practices for locations where agroforestry is currently not-widely practised or declining. The modelling of outputs at field scale to support best agroforestry practices is an ongoing activity during the AGFORWARD project. This report highlights some of the outputs which has been produced in the form of three papers (either submitted or about to be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal) or in four presentations at the Third European Agroforestry Conference in May 2016