forest farming: agroforestry for ntfr production

Agroforestry:

Opportunities to Integrate

Production, Diversification

and Conservation

George Powell,

BC Agroforestry Industry

Development Initiative

www.agroforestry.info

The intentional, integrated production of trees

or shrubs with other crops and/or livestock.

Intensive management of interactions.


A g r o f o r e s t r y

Agroforestry Defined by how you grow,

not what you grow


A g r o f o r e s t r y S y s t e m s

Shelterbelts, Timberbelts, Hedgerows

Timberbelts, Big Bear Ranch,

Horsefly

High-value hardwood fence

line planting, Agassiz

R. Krumsiek photo



Integrated Riparian Management

Riparian apiary, Murray Family

Woodlot, Slocan Lake

Harvesting cedar boughs from

riparian buffer, Agassiz

AGRI photo

M. Murray photo



Alley Cropping ‘The Giving Trees’ - nut

trees and diverse alleys,

Just Another Weed Patch

Farm, Gabriola Island

Hawthorn Alley Cropping Trials,

HerbPro, Edgewood

S. Zupanec photo



Silvopasture Cariboo Silvopasture Demo,

Zirnhelt Ranch, Big Lake Ranch

Silvopasture - Christmas trees,

Kootenay Tree Farms, Cranbrook



Forest Farming

Tapping Birch,

Quesnel

Forest Cultivated Devil’s Club,

Powell River

Boreal Forest Bounty,

Moberly Lake


A g r o f o r e s t r y B e n e f i t s

Pro

du

ctivity

Agroforestry

So

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l

1. Production

a. Effective capture and use

of resources can produce

more per unit area.

(1 + 1 = >2)



Black walnut alley cropping

with forage, Oyama

AGRI photo

1. Production

b. Production synergies



Silvopasture with Christmas Trees,

Kootenay Tree Farms, Cranbrook

C. Willis photo

2. Economics

a. Diversification: broaden the range of production options



2. Economics b. Cash flow



Cattle grazing on pine plantation near Savona

3. Ecological Goods & Services a. Protect: crops, livestock, buildings



Conserve: soil, water, energy

3. Ecological Goods & Services b. Restoration



Riparian restoration with red-osier

dogwood, Page Creek Farm, Matsqui

Silvopasture Pilot Project, Wren

Community Pasture, Vanderhoof AGRI photo

3. Ecological Goods & Services c. Filter: water, dust, noise, odours, visual



Blocking light from greenhouses.

Hedgerows to abate poultry

barn dust and odour.

AGRI photo

3. Ecological Goods & Services d. Sequester



Fence line planting, Agassiz.

L. Zabek photo

4. Social a. Food security



East Kootenay Cold-Climate Food Forest

Demonstration, Clear Sky Farm, Fort Steele

P. Muthugala photo

4. Social b. Rural Diversification & Community Stability



Building Agroforestry

Capacity in Northern BC,

Resources North Association,

Prince George

4. Social c. Land Use Planning Tool



• Options to accommodate

multiple use.

• Buffer zone in the rural-urban

fringe.

• Transition from protected areas

to production.

Splatsin photo


S u p p o r t

BC Agroforestry Industry Development Initiative

Support the development and adoption of agroforestry

practices for the benefit of all British Columbians.

Provided cost-share

funding for agroforestry

research and development

work in BC in two

phases: 2004-2008, 2009-

2013.

Z. Embree photo


G o a l s

1. Develop the business case for agroforestry in BC

2. Improve market connections for agroforestry products

3. Demonstrate agroforestry practices

4. Improve agroforestry awareness, extension and

education

5. Expand and strengthen agroforestry partnerships


C o n t a c t

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A c k n o w l e d g m e n t s

Funding for the Agroforestry Industry Development Initiative

(AIDI) has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

through the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). In

British Columbia, this program is delivered by the Investment

Agriculture Foundation of BC.

The Province of British Columbia provides in-kind support to the

AIDI. The Federation of BC Woodlot Associations administers the

AIDI with the guidance of the Agroforestry Management

Committee.

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