Association for Temperate Agroforestry

Agroforestry provides owners of small farms and family forests many opportunities to diversify income by adding new tree-based enterprises. In addition to income generation and diversification, agroforestry also provides important conservation services. Click on the links in the table below for more information about the profit opportunities and conservation benefits that are possible with different agroforestry practices. For an introduction to temperate agroforestry, see Agroforestry Overview.

Production Enterprises
	For Small Farmers	For Forest Landowners
Livestock	Add timber trees to pasture	Add grazing to forest or woodlot
	Combine nut trees with grazing
	Protect animals from harsh weather

Crops	Grow crops under nut or timber trees	Grow specialty crops under the forest canopy
	Boost crop yield in windy areas	Produce nontimber crops in riparian zones
	Add specialty crops

Conservation Services
	For Small Farmers	For Forest Landowners
Water	Protect water quality	Protect water quality
	Stabilize stream banks	Stabilize stream banks
Soils	Control wind erosion
	Manage snow dispersal
Wildlife	Increase wildlife habitat	Increase wildlife habitat
	Improve fish habitat	Improve fish habitat

Production Enterprises

Conservation Services