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Agroforst - Multifunctional evaluation of agrofrestry systems
Project
Project code: 8
Contract period: 01.10.2009
- 30.09.2010
Purpose of research: Applied research
Abiotitic Impacts: quantification of the nutrient consumption by high quality trees; evaluation of the impacts on agricultural crops caused by shading; measuring and evaluation of the impacts from trees and tree stripes on runoff water and soil erosion as well as on soil quality.
Nature conservation aspects: creation of a catalogue with adequate actions to enhance the nature conservation benefits in agroforestry systems.
Financial incentives for agroforestry systems: Assessment of the legal basis for the use of agroforestry systems as compensation measure for ecological interferences according to the German law; detection of additional possibilities to use the tree stripes and their economic assessment.
Economic feasibility: analysis and weighting of the agricultural aspects with influence on the profitability of agroforestry systems.
Section overview
Subjects
- Crop Production
- Silviculture