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📢 "Agroforestry - it is a game changer" Cem Özdemir honours agroforestry farmer Thomas Domin - Germany's Minister of Agriculture's highest award in agriculture goes to #Brandenburg 🌳 🗓 Berlin, 8th October. The Professor Niklas Medal is the highest award of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, #Germany for special merits and commitment to food, agriculture and forestry. Federal Minister Cem Özdemir rewarded #agroforestry pioneer Thomas Domin, who also is a DigitAF Living Lab farmer at this year's "political thanksgiving" in #Berlin. The #BMEL honours the agroforestry pioneer in the laudation: Thomas Domin is committed to the field of agroforestry. Not only practically on his farm, but also in cooperation with scientific institutions and as a volunteer in the German Agroforestry Association (Deutscher Fachverband für Agroforstwirtschaft (DeFAF) e.V.). 🌿 It is thanks to him that agroforestry systems are becoming more established in agriculture and are gaining public recognition: through the continuous expansion and scientific monitoring of various agroforestry systems. Especially in a region such as #Lusatia, where Thomas Domin's #farm is located, which is particularly affected by the climate crisis and as a post-mining landscape, this contributes to #biodiversity, soil protection, structuring of the landscape and responsible use of water resources. responsible use of water as a resource. At the same time, weather protection is created for the cultivated area and at the same time, yield stability is promoted and the product range is expanded. ✔ The minister highlighted: "Agroforestry, it is really, without pathos, a game changer. It is a game changer if we want to achieve something fast. For species protection, for climate protection and for the future of agriculture" The entire DIGITAF consortium congratulates Thomas for his commitment and continuos support of our research in agroforestry. Well deserved! 👏 Video: https://lnkd.in/eJ_4cdks Website: https://lnkd.in/epNXiarz DeFAF press release: https://lnkd.in/ezhCE4HM

👍 It is good to hear that the European Commission is speaking our mind. Agroforestry is one of the most promising solutions in the area of carbon sequestration and achieving the targets of the Land use, land-use change and forestry Regulation (LULUCF). We invite the Commission to advocate for #agroforestry further and place it at the centre of climate mitigation and adaptation efforts. 🎧 Listen from 1:01:50 to 1:04:00 https://lnkd.in/dGRej9ba

For DigitAF, we’re interested in the penetration of digital tools and platforms in the agroforestry community. Are you a Farmer, Advisor, Manager, or Student working with or interested in agroforestry? Click through the questionnaire below: https://lnkd.in/eCzwbrQy Starting from a full understanding of the benefits of Agroforestry in terms of climate change mitigation, biodiversity, and farming sustainability goals, DigitAF provides tailored, user-friendly, and open-source digital tools for everyone involved in the farming industry, from policymakers and farmers to final consumers. #agroforestry #research #digitaltools

🎥 ‘Bomen op mijn land’ is een nieuwe documentaire waarin boeren uit België en Frankrijk getuigen over boslandbouw of agroforestry.   🥇De Belgische première gaat door op 15/10 om 17u15 bij ILVO in Melle  👀Voor de filmpremière zijn nog een paar plekjes vrij.  🌳 De gratis voorstelling kadert in de studiedag Boeren met Bomen (volzet)   🎯Wie in de buurt woont en er graag bij is, kan inschrijven via  https://lnkd.in/ecP6Tncm   Consortium Agroforestry Vlaanderen, Inagro vzw, Bodemkundige Dienst van België vzw, BoerenNatuur, Universiteit Gent, @Bosplus, Wervel vzw, Praktijkpunt Landbouw Vlaams-Brabant, Plant & Soil Living Lab, Agro-ecologie en Biolandbouw Living Lab  Joris van der Kamp, Clarebout, Diderik, ElkeTekst / De Woudezel  Agroforestry Netwerk Nederland, VLAIO, AGROMIX Project, DigitAF Bert Reubens, Sarah Carton, Willem Van Colen, Eveline Baens, Joost-Pim Balis, Nele Jacobs, Ellen De Keyser, Laura Poelmans, Sharon Vynck, Helena Tavernier, Dylan Feyaerts, Marlinde Koopmans, Jeroen Watté, Joris Relaes, Jolien Bracke, Yvana Van Kerckhove, Erwin Wauters  Brecht Herteleer, Kris Verheyen

🌳Boeren met bomen!?    🤔Hoe kan je bomen optimaal in je landbouwbedrijf integreren?       ✅ Tijdens de workshop ‘Het financieel plaatje voor agroforestry ondernemers‘ krijg je inzicht in de verdienmodellen, kosten-baten en mogelijke afzet van producten uit agroforestry.   ✅ Dit is slechts 1 van de 6 boeiende workshops waaraan landbouwers, beleidsmakers en onderzoekers kunnen deelnemen tijdens de Agroforestry-studiedag Boeren met Bomen op 15/10 bij ILVO.       Programma en inschrijven: https://lnkd.in/ee7kXAqc   Consortium Agroforestry Vlaanderen Inagro vzw #bodemdeskundigedienstbelgië Boerennatuur Vlaanderen Universiteit Gent BOS+ Wervel vzw Praktijkpunt Landbouw Vlaams-Brabant Agro-ecologie en Biolandbouw Living Lab VLAIO AGROMIX Project DigitAF Bert Reubens Sarah Carton Willem Van Colen Eveline Baens Joost-Pim Balis Nele Jacobs Ellen De Keyser Laura Poelmans Sharon Vynck Helena Tavernier Dylan Feyaerts sander vandaele Marlinde Koopmans Jeroen Watté Joris Relaes Jolien Bracke Yvana Van Kerckhove Erwin Wauters Kris Verheyen

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Agroforestry is the future of sustainable farming, and can include a range of other agroecological practices. However, its adoption in Europe faces several challenges. These include a lack of tools and data which can assess its economic, environmental, and social benefits, and monitor the impact of policies. To address these obstacles, #EURAF and 25 other consortium partners from 17 countries have joined forces in the DigitAF project that aims to: ✅ Support policy-makers in developing more effective policies to encourage agroforestry adoption and carbon farming. ✅ Provide farmers with tools to optimise the design and management of agroforestry systems at the field and farm levels. ✅ Enhance the capabilities of stakeholders to assess, quantify, and market the economic, environmental, and social performance and benefits of agroforestry. EURAF is assisted in these tasks by its extensive network of affiliates and members. Explore the project's resources: 👉 Summary of agroforestry-related policies in the CAP Strategic Plans of the 14 countries involved in the DigitAF Project: https://lnkd.in/dmWUGav9 👉 Self-service catalogue of agroforestry tools, data and projects. We invite everyone to contribute here: https://lnkd.in/dwpzsqVp

📣📣 De Amerikaanse pionier van herstellende landbouw komt naar ILVO     🌳 Sinds 1994 werkt Mark Shepard als agroforestry-landbouwer op zijn New Forest Farm in Wisconsin   📖 Zijn ervaringen en inzichten bundelde hij in 2014 in het basisboek Herstellende Landbouw  🎤Mark is een inspirerend spreker en gaat graag in dialoog met het publiek.   🗝️Tijdens zijn lezingen en workshops brengt hij tastbare, no-nonsense oplossingen aan voor meer duurzame landbouw.     Ben je landbouwer, beleidsmaker of onderzoeker en benieuwd om Mark Shepard live aan het werk zien?   Kom op 15/10 naar de inspirerende studiedag ‘Boeren met Bomen’ bij ILVO in Melle    Programma en inschrijven: https://lnkd.in/ee7kXAqc VLAIO, AGROMIX Project, DigitAF, Consortium Agroforestry Vlaanderen, Pomona vzw ngo Solidagro

For DigitAF, we’re interested in the penetration of digital tools and platforms in the agroforestry community. Are you a Farmer, Advisor, Manager, or Student working with or interested in agroforestry? Click through the questionnaire below: https://lnkd.in/eCzwbrQy Starting from a full understanding of the benefits of Agroforestry in terms of climate change mitigation, biodiversity, and farming sustainability goals, DigitAF provides tailored, user-friendly, and open-source digital tools for everyone involved in the farming industry, from policymakers and farmers to final consumers. #agroforestry #research #digitaltools

#Agroforestry supports #foodsecurity and nutritional security and has already proven its potential regarding #climatechange mitigation, #biodiversity preservation, and carbon sequestration. Some inspiring discussions at today's Forum for the Future of Agriculture showed that #farmers need innovative financial solutions, confidence and long-term stability from policy-makers and accessible tools to start a fair transition to foster sustainable food production in Europe. #DigitAF makes data useful, accessible, shared and reused and provides hands-on, user-friendly and open-source tools helping farmers deal with the complexity of agroforestry systems. It also helps policy-makers design more efficient agroforestry support policies by: 🌳 targeting areas with very low tree coverage; 🥇 focusing on agroforestry systems showing the highest potential also considering farmers' acceptance; ⚖ comparing agroforestry-related policies of different EU countries. #ForumforAg #HorizonEurope #HorizonEU #Agriculture