What is the future for agroforestry in Italy?

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dc.contributor.authorParis, Pierluigi
dc.contributor.authorCamilli, Francesca
dc.contributor.authorRosati, Adolfo
dc.contributor.authorMantino, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorMezzalira, Giustino
dc.contributor.authorDalla Valle, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorFranca, Antonello
dc.contributor.authorSeddaiu, Giovanna
dc.contributor.authorPisanelli, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorLauteri, Marco
dc.contributor.authorBrunori, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorRe, Giovanni Antonio
dc.contributor.authorSanna, Federico
dc.contributor.authorRagaglini, Giorgio
dc.contributor.authorMele, Marcello
dc.contributor.authorFerrario, Viviana
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, Paul J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-28T10:10:15Z
dc.date.available2019-01-28T10:10:15Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-14
dc.description.abstractThe successful promotion of agroforestry in Italy depends on both a recognition of tradition and the opportunities for innovation. In Italy, agroforestry has traditionally been a key component of landscape management. Complex systems, based on the integration among crops–livestock–fruit/forest trees, provided a wide variety of products (e.g. food, feed, fibers, fuelwood and timber) and other ecosystem services (e.g. soil erosion control and biodiversity preservation). Silvopastoral systems have been used for centuries and are still managed in marginal areas. The integration of fruits trees (in primis olive trees) with crops and grazing was widely practiced and is still profitable. Coltura promiscua was historically developed integrating fruit and forest trees and particularly multifunctional trees (e.g. Juglans regia L. and Prunus avium L.) to support vines and intercrops. Building on recent research, projects have also focused on innovation in agroforestry. The adoption of shade tolerant forage species and crops has been studied in silvopastoral and olive systems. Silvopastoral systems can significantly offset the greenhouse gas emissions produced by livestock and shield grazing animals from “heat waves”. Integration of fast growing timber trees (like Populus) in arable systems can help reverse the decline in plantation forestry in Italy. Finally, the constraints imposed by the EU agricultural policy, especially the prevalent provisions for monocrops severely limiting the introduction of innovative agroforestry approaches, are discussed. New political measures and certification actions are strongly required.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationParis P, Camilli F, Rosati A, et al., (2019) What is the future for agroforestry in Italy? Agroforestry Systems, Volume 93, December 2019, pp. 2243–2256en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0167-4366
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-019-00346-y
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13856
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringeren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectSustainable managementen_UK
dc.subjectMarginal areasen_UK
dc.subjectSilvoarableen_UK
dc.subjectSilvopastoralen_UK
dc.subjectCAPen_UK
dc.subjectProduction certificationen_UK
dc.subjectPhysiological ecologyen_UK
dc.titleWhat is the future for agroforestry in Italy?en_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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