Agroforestry systems

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29.09.25

SustainSahel presents key innovations for a sustainable African agriculture

The five-year EU project SustainSahel has shown that simple agroecological practices can boost…

18.04.25

Fodder trees: a supplementary forage resource for livestock

Researchers from FiBL and Agroscope recently published an article entitled "Fodder trees: a…

23.05.24

Photovoice: Sustainability in images and words from the perspective of farmers in Andalusia and Ecuador

Together with partners, FiBL Switzerland has published two photo books that shed light on the…

21.05.24

Advancing organic cacao cultivation in agroforestry: successful training in Bolivia

An international training course on organic cacao production in diversified agroforestry systems…

22.03.24

Benefits of agroforestry in the Sahel

Agroforestry in arid regions like the Sahel have a wide range of benefits for farms. They can…

23.12.21

Organic cocoa from agroforestry systems – international exchange in Bolivia

As part of the SysCom programme, FiBL Switzerland has been comparing organic and conventional cocoa…

07.07.21

Is Organic Agriculture a viable option for the Global South?

A side event for the Science Days of the UN Food System Summit organized by the Research Institute…

22.03.18

Agroforestry can safeguard the future of chocolate

We love to enjoy the sweet taste of chocolate. However, the cocoa trees are in dire need: They are…

23.02.17

Cacao agroforestry systems increase farmers’ income

A long-term study in Bolivia comparing different cacao production systems shows that in addition to…
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Projects on the theme

Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	Monitoring and assessing the impact of trees in agroforestry systems (MoniTree)	01.10.2025	31.10.2026
ongoing	CH	Innovative and integrative agroforestry in Africa: strengthening rural livelihoods and resilience to climate change (GALILEO)	01.01.2025	31.12.2028
completed	CH	Orchards with vegetables: inventory of orchard systems with vegetables	01.01.2025	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Supporting Agroecological Food Systems in Benin (West Africa) (SAF-B)	20.12.2024	30.04.2026
ongoing	FR DE CH	Transforming the Mediterranean region through agroforestry: large scale restoration of degraded lands by overcoming the socioeconomic and sociocultural barriers for agroforestry adoption (TransforMed)	01.09.2024	31.08.2027
ongoing	CH	Cacao Field Lab Peru	01.03.2024	30.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Agroforestry learning project	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
completed	CH	Sustainable Sourcing Landscapes in Colombia	20.11.2023	20.11.2024
completed	AT	Agroforestry systems: Type and number survey and contribution to sustain biodiversity	01.10.2023	31.05.2025
completed	AT	StartClim 2023: Agroforestry - how trees on the field can help solve the biodiversity and climate crisis (StartClim 2023: Agroforst)	01.09.2023	30.06.2024
ongoing	CH	Natural insect protection for grazing animals in agroforestry systems	01.04.2023	31.03.2026
completed	CH	Dissemination of agroecological practices in South Benin (DAPRASB)	16.01.2023	30.04.2024
completed	AT	Agroforestry training initiative	01.01.2023	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Biodiversity boost through regenerative organic agroforestry in Central Ghana	20.11.2022	30.11.2024
completed	CH	Promoting the Sara Ana Center in Bolivia as a renowned international training and research centre for cacao related agroforestry	01.10.2022	30.06.2025
ongoing	CH	A European-wide network of pilot farmers implementing and demonstrating climate smart solutions for a carbon neutral Europe (Climate Farm Demo)	01.10.2022	30.09.2029
completed	CH	Cocoa-based dynamic agroforestry and wild Bolivian specialty cocoa value chain development (Amazonia resiliente)	10.04.2022	31.07.2023
completed	CH	Dissemination of appropriate agroforestry practices in the Sahel (DAAPS)	01.01.2022	31.12.2023
completed	FR	Towards agroforestry in fruit growing: multi-layer & syntropic systems for climate change resilience and water protection	01.01.2022	31.12.2022
completed	FR	Towards agroforestry in fruit growing: multi-layer & syntropic systems for climate change resilience and water protection	01.01.2022	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Climate Neutral Farms (ClieNFarms)	01.01.2022	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Consumption of Resilient Orphan Crops & Products for Healthier Diets (CROPS4HD)	01.07.2021
completed	CH	Fair & Organic Coconut Oil from Côte d’Ivoire	01.03.2021	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Organic Palm Oil from Africa – Bio Suisse certified palm oil from small-scale farmers in Ivory Coast	01.01.2021	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Synergistic use and protection of natural resources for rural livelihoods through systematic integration of crops, shrubs and livestock in the Sahel (SustainSAHEL)	01.09.2020	01.09.2025
completed	CH	Facilitating organic cocoa development in Central Cameroon	01.09.2020	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Sustainable cocoa sourcing landscapes in Peru	01.07.2020	30.06.2022
ongoing	CH	Strengthening the competitiveness of various value chains in Peru (SeCompetitivo Peru)	22.06.2020
ongoing	CH	Protection of natural resources (water, soil) and promotion of biodiversity and challenges for agriculture in the face of climate change and economic issues (BLW Agroforesterie)	01.01.2020	31.12.2027
completed	CH	Training materials and courses for best practices in organic and dynamic Cocoa Agroforestry systems	01.11.2019	30.09.2022
completed	AT	Agroforst in Österreich	01.10.2019	30.09.2022
completed	CH	Food Systems Caravan	01.09.2019	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Meta-analysis on the sustainability of cocoa production systems along a diversity gradient (Biodiversity Climate)	01.01.2019	30.04.2020
completed	CH	Microbial nitrogen cycling and functional diversity of soil microbes in organic and conventional farming systems under temperate and tropical climates	01.01.2019	30.06.2022
completed	CH	Organic and Fair Palm Oil Production	01.10.2018	31.03.2019
completed	CH	Dynamic Agroforestry Systems (DAFS) (DAFS)	01.04.2018	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Lieferanten für Coop/Chocolats Halba zur internen Entwicklung und Nachhaltigkeits-Kommunikation	01.01.2017	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Colombia + Competitiva - Strengthening the Competitiveness of the Private Sector	01.01.2017	30.06.2019
completed	CH	Transdisciplinary systems research to develop a novel holistic concept for reducing the spread and impact of Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease in West Africa (TransdisCSSVD)	01.04.2015	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Sustainable provisioning of multiple ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes (ECO-SERVE) (ECO-SERVE)	01.01.2015	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Cadmium availability in soils and its uptake by cocoa in Latin America (CdOCOA)	01.04.2014	31.12.2016
completed	CH	Productivity and Profitability of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems	01.07.2013	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Barry Callebaut cocoa production research: System research approach to increase cocoa sustainability	01.05.2011	31.12.2016
ongoing	CH	Long-term farming systems comparisons in the tropics (SysCom)	01.05.2005	31.12.2026

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Agroforestry systems

News on the theme

SustainSahel presents key innovations for a sustainable African agriculture

Fodder trees: a supplementary forage resource for livestock

Photovoice: Sustainability in images and words from the perspective of farmers in Andalusia and Ecuador

Advancing organic cacao cultivation in agroforestry: successful training in Bolivia

Benefits of agroforestry in the Sahel

Organic cocoa from agroforestry systems – international exchange in Bolivia

Is Organic Agriculture a viable option for the Global South?

Agroforestry can safeguard the future of chocolate

Cacao agroforestry systems increase farmers’ income

Relevant publications for practitioners

Relevant publications in organic eprints

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