Section outline

  • Speaker: Julia Günzel, German Association for Agroforestry (DeFAF), Germany
     Duration: 25:17 min
    Language: German, with subtitles in EN, PL, SLV, SR



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    Content description: 
    Why are agroforestry systems useful and what effects do they have on our environment and society? 

    Julia Günzel from DeFAF, the German Association for Agroforestry, explains these topics. Among other things, she concludes that agroforestry systems can build bridges, for example between agriculture and nature conservation.

    0:00-1:08 – Introduction of Julia Günzel 
    1:08- 3:33 – The role of agroforestry in Europe 
    3:33-5:22 – The effects of agroforestry 
    5:22-12:54 – Effects on soil fertility 
    12:54    -14:05 – Effects on water retention 
    14:05    -16:15 – Effects on biodiversity 
    16:15    -19:28 – Land equivalent ratio (LER) of agroforestry systems 
    19:28-25:17 – Value chains – the economics behind agroforestry systems