Agroforestry för svenska förhållanden 2024 - Flipbook - Page 55
Blåbärstry för leverans till restaurang, Skogsträdgårdens växter.
/ Blue honeysuckle for delivery
to restaurants, Skogsträdgårdens
växter, Sweden.
7. THE ECONOMY OF
AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
Author: Mauricio Sagastuy Klie / agroforestryfarming
Improved on-farm ecosystem services creates
resilience
In previous chapters, we have described how agroforestry can contribute to improving several on-farm ecosystem services, such as changing the microclimate,
contributing to a more fertile soil, increasing soil
carbon storage, increasing biodiversity and reducing
soil erosion.
In the long term, improved ecosystem services also
provide societal economic benefits by reducing the
negative climate and environmental impact of agriculture. In Sweden there are currently no environmental
På traditionellt vis torkas äkta kastanj genom
att rökas långsamt i cirka 50 dagar i ett stenhus innan de mals till mjöl, Le Casine, San
Godenzo, Italien.
/ Traditionally, sweet chestnuts are dried by being slowly smoked for about 50 days in a stone
house before being ground into flour,
Le Casine, San Godenzo, Italy.
payments for agroforestry, although there are at EU
level [45]. However, there are organisations that offer
financial support to farmers who contribute to a better
environment by establishing agroforestry systems. At
the end of this chapter, some funding opportunities
are listed.
Sale of products from woody plants
The diversification of products offered by agroforestry
can increase and spread farm income throughout the
year. In addition to common products from woody
plants that have well-established markets (fruits, nuts,
berries, timber or biofuel), there are other products
