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Agroforestry:
Opportunities to Integrate
Production, Diversification
and Conservation
George Powell,
BC Agroforestry Industry
Development Initiative
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The intentional, integrated production of trees
or shrubs with other crops and/or livestock.
Intensive management of interactions.
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A g r o f o r e s t r y
Agroforestry Defined by how you grow,
not what you grow
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A g r o f o r e s t r y S y s t e m s
Shelterbelts, Timberbelts, Hedgerows
Timberbelts, Big Bear Ranch,
Horsefly
High-value hardwood fence
line planting, Agassiz
R. Krumsiek photo
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A g r o f o r e s t r y S y s t e m s
Integrated Riparian Management
Riparian apiary, Murray Family
Woodlot, Slocan Lake
Harvesting cedar boughs from
riparian buffer, Agassiz
AGRI photo
M. Murray photo
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A g r o f o r e s t r y S y s t e m s
Alley Cropping ‘The Giving Trees’ - nut
trees and diverse alleys,
Just Another Weed Patch
Farm, Gabriola Island
Hawthorn Alley Cropping Trials,
HerbPro, Edgewood
S. Zupanec photo
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A g r o f o r e s t r y S y s t e m s
Silvopasture Cariboo Silvopasture Demo,
Zirnhelt Ranch, Big Lake Ranch
Silvopasture - Christmas trees,
Kootenay Tree Farms, Cranbrook
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A g r o f o r e s t r y S y s t e m s
Forest Farming
Tapping Birch,
Quesnel
Forest Cultivated Devil’s Club,
Powell River
Boreal Forest Bounty,
Moberly Lake
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A g r o f o r e s t r y B e n e f i t s
Pro
du
ctivity
Agroforestry
So
cia
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1. Production
a. Effective capture and use
of resources can produce
more per unit area.
(1 + 1 = >2)
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A g r o f o r e s t r y B e n e f i t s
Black walnut alley cropping
with forage, Oyama
AGRI photo
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1. Production
b. Production synergies
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A g r o f o r e s t r y B e n e f i t s
Silvopasture with Christmas Trees,
Kootenay Tree Farms, Cranbrook
C. Willis photo
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2. Economics
a. Diversification: broaden the range of production options
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A g r o f o r e s t r y B e n e f i t s
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2. Economics b. Cash flow
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A g r o f o r e s t r y B e n e f i t s
Cattle grazing on pine plantation near Savona
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3. Ecological Goods & Services a. Protect: crops, livestock, buildings
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A g r o f o r e s t r y B e n e f i t s
Conserve: soil, water, energy
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3. Ecological Goods & Services b. Restoration
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A g r o f o r e s t r y B e n e f i t s
Riparian restoration with red-osier
dogwood, Page Creek Farm, Matsqui
Silvopasture Pilot Project, Wren
Community Pasture, Vanderhoof AGRI photo
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3. Ecological Goods & Services c. Filter: water, dust, noise, odours, visual
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A g r o f o r e s t r y B e n e f i t s
Blocking light from greenhouses.
Hedgerows to abate poultry
barn dust and odour.
AGRI photo
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3. Ecological Goods & Services d. Sequester
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A g r o f o r e s t r y B e n e f i t s
Fence line planting, Agassiz.
L. Zabek photo
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4. Social a. Food security
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A g r o f o r e s t r y B e n e f i t s
East Kootenay Cold-Climate Food Forest
Demonstration, Clear Sky Farm, Fort Steele
P. Muthugala photo
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4. Social b. Rural Diversification & Community Stability
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A g r o f o r e s t r y B e n e f i t s
Building Agroforestry
Capacity in Northern BC,
Resources North Association,
Prince George
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4. Social c. Land Use Planning Tool
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A g r o f o r e s t r y B e n e f i t s
• Options to accommodate
multiple use.
• Buffer zone in the rural-urban
fringe.
• Transition from protected areas
to production.
Splatsin photo
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S u p p o r t
BC Agroforestry Industry Development Initiative
Support the development and adoption of agroforestry
practices for the benefit of all British Columbians.
Provided cost-share
funding for agroforestry
research and development
work in BC in two
phases: 2004-2008, 2009-
2013.
Z. Embree photo
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G o a l s
1. Develop the business case for agroforestry in BC
2. Improve market connections for agroforestry products
3. Demonstrate agroforestry practices
4. Improve agroforestry awareness, extension and
education
5. Expand and strengthen agroforestry partnerships
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C o n t a c t
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A c k n o w l e d g m e n t s
Funding for the Agroforestry Industry Development Initiative
(AIDI) has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
through the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). In
British Columbia, this program is delivered by the Investment
Agriculture Foundation of BC.
The Province of British Columbia provides in-kind support to the
AIDI. The Federation of BC Woodlot Associations administers the
AIDI with the guidance of the Agroforestry Management
Committee.