CURRENT ISSUES IN CANADIAN AGROFORESTRY A. M. Gordon, N. V. Thevathasan, L. Zabek, K. Van Rees, T. Ward and R. Bradley 3RD EUROPEAN AGROFORESTRY CONFERENCE, MONTPELLIER, FRANCE, MAY 23-25, 2016. . 2 University of Guelph, 1984 + 1st Conference on North American Agroforestry, ¨ Guelph, Ontario, 1989 14th Conference on North American Agroforestry, ¨ Ames, Iowa, 2015 15th Conference on North American Agroforestry, ¨ Blacksburg, Virginia, June 27-‐29, 2017 AssociaYon for Temperate Agroforestry (AFTA) Agroforestry Systems in North America Forest Farming Systems – “Commodity” Windbreak Systems – “Trees around fields” Silvopastoral Systems – “Trees, animals and pasture” Integrated Riparian Management Systems – “Trees on streambanks” Intercropping Systems – “Trees and crops” Bioenergy Systems – “Trees for energy” Agroforestry Systems in North America Forest Farming Systems – “Commodity” Windbreak Systems – “Trees around fields” Silvopastoral Systems – “Trees, animals and pasture” Integrated Riparian Management Systems – “Trees on streambanks” Intercropping Systems – “Trees and crops” Bioenergy Systems – “Trees for energy” Canadian Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Program (2010 – 2015) [AGGP] Cropping Systems ¨ Livestock Systems ¨ Agricultural Water Use Efficiency ¨ Agroforestry ¨ Canadian Agricultural Greenhouse Grass Program (2016 – 2021) [AGGP] Cropping Systems ¨ Livestock Systems ¨ Agricultural Water Use Efficiency ¨ Agroforestry ¨ Agroforestry for carbon sequestration on ¤ agricultural land The adoption and efficacy of agroforestry ¤ practices AGROFORESTRY – BRITISH COLUMBIA BEFORE INTEGRATED RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AFTER Southern Interior Silvopasture Project Site 60 million ha forested; 35 million ha grazing land (forested and non) Evaluate effecYveness of silvopastoral systems to draw livestock away from riparian habitats; grow both fiber and forage; generate benefits such as carbon sequestraYon, wildlife habitat, other products (e.g. Christmas trees).
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