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organic farming, farmers and landowners who are
interested in changing their food production and contributing more ecosystem services. In the context of
the introduction of the new definition of agroforestry
mentioned in a previous chapter, county administrative
boards and advisory firms will need to keep themselves better informed in order to provide adequate
advice in accordance with the definition. This will be
particularly important as the County Administrative
Boards’ controls for single farm payments will be
based on the definition [20, 18]. In the long run, this
opens up for future expertise development among the
agricultural sector’s advisory actors around the country.
Studiebesök, Skoglundarna. / Farm tour, Skoglundarna.
Available courses in Sweden:
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Kyrkbygård.
Tips och råd utbyts ofta på sociala media:
“Angrepp av vattensork 2023 gjorde att vi bytte
strategi och slutade täcka trädraderna mer
markväv”, citat från facebook av Jesper Sandström Kyrkbygård. / Tips and advice are often
exchanged through social media: “Infestation
by voles in 2023 made us change strategy and
stopped covering the tree rows with fabric mulch”,
citation from Facebook by Jesper Sandström,
Kyrkbygård.
Studiebesök, Båt i skogen. / Farm tour, Boat in forest.
Naturbruksförvaltningen Västra Götaland Agroforestry course at Angered Farm with a
practical and theoretical focus. Alley cropping
systems, windbreaks, forest gardens and forest
farming are established on the farm.
Holma folkhögskola - Forest gardening and
small-scale agroforestry link). They also have a
nut growing course for southern Swedish conditions and a course in forest garden design.
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
(Alnarp) - Agroforestry course with a theoretical focus with Swedish and international case
studies.
Färnebo folkhögskola - Forest horticulture in
practice with site meetings in Stjärnsund.
There are several PDC (Permaculture Design
Certificate) courses in Sweden, including at
Gylleboverket. Search in Facebook groups like
“Skogsträdgårdsodlarna” and “Permakultur
Sverige”.
