How is agroforestry perceived in Europe? An assessment of positive and negative aspects by stakeholders

Jalón, Silvestre García de; Burgess, Paul J.; Graves, Anil; Moreno, Gerardo; McAdam, J.; Pottier, Éric; Novak, Sandra; Bondesan, Valerio; Mosquera-Losada, María Rosa; Crous-Duran, Josep; Palma, J.H.N.; Paulo, Joana Amaral; Oliveira, Tânia Sofia; Cirou, Eric; Hannachi, Yousri; Pantera, Anastasia; Wartelle, Régis; Kay, Sonja; Malignier, N.; Lerberghe, Philippe Van; Tsonkova, Penka; Mirck, Jaconette; Rois, Mercedes; Kongsted, Anne Grete; Thenail, Claudine; Luske, Boki; Berg, Staffan; Gosme, Marie; Vityi, Andrea

doi:10.1007/s10457-017-0116-3

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“…By contrast the improvement of biodiversity, landscape aesthetics, soil conservation and animal welfare were given low priorities compared to those reported by Garcia de Jalón et al (2017). The most important economic benefits were identified as lower business risk due to diversification and the production of higher quality crops and timber.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…The greatest opportunities were related to the availability of subsidies and assistance from extension services, and low market opportunities and lack of subsidies were seen as the greatest risks. Garcia de Jalón et al (2017) in a pan-European study and Camilli et al (2016and Camilli et al ( , 2017 in a pan-Italian study also reported that the need for national demonstration sites and education programs to support the uptake of agroforestry. They cite the work of Pannell (1999) who identifies that a farmer considering agroforestry must i) have the information about the system, ii) be satisfied that it can be trialled, iii) perceive that it is worth trialling, and iv) and that it can support the objectives of the farm business, particularly profit.…”

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confidence: 97%

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Driving forces for agroforestry uptake in Mediterranean Europe: application of the analytic network process

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The factors that determine the implementation of four alternative agroforestry practices or no agroforestry on a theoretical 200 ha farm in Mediterranean Europe were examined using an Analytic Network Process (ANP) model. The four agroforestry practices considered were implementation of a form of i) high natural and cultural value agroforestry, ii) agroforestry with high value trees, and agroforestry for iii) arable and iv) livestock systems. The ANP model was developed in a participatory manner through a systematic series of quantitative questionnaires and workshops with agroforestry researchers. In general, all the Mediterranean agroforestry systems were associated with high benefits and opportunities, but also with high costs and high risks. The greatest benefits were attributed to high natural and cultural value agroforestry systems, which greatly contributed to the highest priority of this system. Overall ranking of priorities for the agroforestry management alternatives show robustness in the sensitivity analysis. The "no agroforestry" land use became the preferred option when costs were given a weighting of 0.50 or greater.Corresponding author : Marko Lovrić, marko.lovric@efi.int, +358 50 597 64 99

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“…Agroforestry is the incorporation of woody elements on agricultural fields; it simultaneously generates food, fodder, and woody material (Somarriba 1992;European Commission 2013). Moreover, agroforestry can provide ES and multi-environmental functions such as erosion control, reduced nutrient loss, and carbon storage (Torralba et al 2016) and is thus valued by farmers (García de Jalón et al 2018a;Rois-Díaz et al 2018).…”

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Agroforestry is paying off – Economic evaluation of ecosystem services in European landscapes with and without agroforestry systems

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words):The study assessed the economic performance of marketable ecosystem services (ES) (biomass production) and non-marketable ecosystem services and dis-services (groundwater, nutrient loss, soil loss, carbon sequestration, pollination deficit) in 11 contrasting European landscapes dominated by agroforestry land use compared to business as usual agricultural practice. The productivity and profitability of the farming activities and the associated ES were quantified using environmental modelling and economic valuation. After accounting for labour and machinery costs the financial value of the outputs of Mediterranean agroforestry systems tended to be greater than the corresponding agricultural system; but in Atlantic and Continental regions the agricultural system tended to be more profitable. However, when economic values for the associated ES were included, the relative profitability of . Please refer to any applicable publisher terms of use. agroforestry increased. Agroforestry landscapes: (i) were associated to reduced externalities of pollution from nutrient and soil losses, and (ii) generated additional benefits from carbon capture and storage and thus generated an overall higher economic gain. Our findings underline how a market system that includes the values of broader ES would result in land use change favouring multifunctional agroforestry. Imposing penalties for dis-services or payments for services would reflect their real world prices and would make agroforestry a more financially profitable system.

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“…The last hypothesis assumed that the stakeholder group membership determined the answer in relation to forest certification and sustainability. Past research has shown that stakeholder perceptions and opinions can differ depending on different interests and needs [21,49].…”

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Certifying Forests to Achieve Sustainability in Industrial Plantations: Opinions of Stakeholders in Spain

Dı́az-Balteiro

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2017

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Forest certification is a practice that has been consolidated worldwide in recent years as a result of certification often being associated with sustainability. However, there is not much research available on the perception of stakeholders and experts of that association. This study evaluates how key stakeholders relate certification to sustainability, and its implications for forest management. A survey was implemented in the eucalyptus plantations of Galicia, northwestern Spain, to assess how forest managers; advisors; environmental organizations; researchers; and members from the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), PEFC (the Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification), and forest companies and associations, perceive this relationship. The opinions indicate that it should not be assumed that certified plantations are necessarily perceived as the most sustainable ones, that there is always a direct relationship between certification, nor that forest owners and managers certify their woodlands in order to guarantee sustainability. The results also showed that perceptions of certification and sustainability were not influenced by the opinions of different groups of stakeholders.

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How is agroforestry perceived in Europe? An assessment of positive and negative aspects by stakeholders

Cited by 82 publications

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Driving forces for agroforestry uptake in Mediterranean Europe: application of the analytic network process

Driving forces for agroforestry uptake in Mediterranean Europe: application of the analytic network process

Agroforestry is paying off – Economic evaluation of ecosystem services in European landscapes with and without agroforestry systems

Certifying Forests to Achieve Sustainability in Industrial Plantations: Opinions of Stakeholders in Spain

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