UNHIDE Agroforestry - A Knowledge Exchange Latvia- Sweden 2023-25 - Report - Page 1
UNHIDE
AGROFORESTRY
A KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE LATVIA- SWEDEN 2023-25
Trees & shrubs offer
fodder, shelter &
shade for livestock,
encouraging their
natural behavior.
Trees offer timber,
food for humans &
animals, fire-wood,
and other products.
Leaf mulch protects
and enriches the
soil, and helps keep
it moist. It also reduces weeds.
Roots offer
resistance to soil
erosion, drought,
flooding, and other
climatic hazards.
Veteran trees offer
habitat for rare
insects, and other
animals.
Roots catch runoff
from excess agricultural fertilizer,
contribute to soil
fertility through
root exudates
and when decomposing.
Roots in collaboration with mycorrhiza
distribute nutrients &
water.
Species rich oak meadow at Bekas Nature Demonstration Farm, Latvia
LOOKING AT LATVIAN & SWEDISH FOREST GARDENS, FOOD FORESTS, ALLEY CROPPING& GRAZING SYSTEMS THROUGH THE LENS OF CRISIS PREPAREDNESS, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
& BIODIVERSITY.
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