Characterisation of agroforestry types in the Netherlands : Factsheet agroforestry 16A

Agroforestry knows a wide variety of types and appearances. This offers many opportunities to realise agroforestry systems that fit a farmer's specific wishes and goals, or that fit certain types of landscape or challenges in a specific area. However, this wide variety of systems also creates obstacles. In practice, farmers, policymakers and other stakeholders sometimes have different images and ideas about the term agroforestry. As a result, people often talk past each other, which can lead to confusion, misunderstanding and misconceptions. The primary purpose of this characterisation is to conduct more targeted research into the opportunities and effects of the various systems, but it may also be used in policy, education and consultancy and to give entrepreneurs more insight into the possibilities of agroforestry.