agroforestry
Farming among trees
Agroforestry is a land-use system that integrates trees with crops or livestock on the same plot.
The practice combines agriculture and forestry to create more diverse, productive, and sustainable farms: The coffee grows in the shade of taller trees—classic agroforestry.
Benefits include soil conservation, carbon sequestration, and additional income from timber or fruit.
Raised under trees
- windbreaksBarriers reducing air speed
- shelterbeltPlanted tree line protection
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
- intercroppingSimultaneous multi-crop cultivation
Range of life forms
- ecosystemsInterdependent organism-environment systems
- habitatsNative dwelling places
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
Multi-species crop system
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- multifunctionalityHaving multiple uses
- complementarityMutual enhancement through difference
Wood for construction
- fuelwoodWood burned for energy
- fruitsEdible seed-bearing crops
- nutsSeeds in shells
- fodderCoarse livestock nourishment
mulch · medicinals · resins · cacao · coffee · rubber · palm · bamboo
Fruit tree plantation
- groveSmall stand of trees
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- nurseryRoom for infants
- woodlotManaged tree stand
coppice · pollarding · grafting · pruning · thinning · spacing · fruit-trees
Able to renew itself
- climate-smartAdapted to environmental changes
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- low-impactMinimally stressful on body
- organicFrom living matter
conservation · renewable · holistic · agroecological · drought-resistant · long-term · carbon-neutral
shade-grown
Raised under trees
- windbreaksBarriers reducing air speed
- shelterbeltPlanted tree line protection
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- ecosystemsInterdependent organism-environment systems
- habitatsNative dwelling places
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
symbiosis · pollination · microclimate · canopy · understory
polyculture
Multi-species crop system
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- multifunctionalityHaving multiple uses
timber
Wood for construction
fodder · mulch · medicinals · resins · cacao · coffee · rubber · palm · bamboo · cork
orchard
Fruit tree plantation
- groveSmall stand of trees
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- nurseryRoom for infants
woodlot · coppice · pollarding · grafting · pruning · thinning · spacing · fruit-trees
regenerative
Able to renew itself
- climate-smartAdapted to environmental changes
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- low-impactMinimally stressful on body
organic · conservation · renewable · holistic · agroecological · drought-resistant · long-term · carbon-neutral
- agriculturefarms, crops, farm, farmers, farming
- academic fieldsmathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, history
- environmentalismecology, conservationism, recycling bins, campaigner, environmentalism
- eco actionsrecycling, composting, tree planting, water conservation, energy saving
- green practicesrecycling, recycled paper, reusable bags, solar panels, solar power
- forestrysilviculture, forests, timber, ranger station, timber harvesting
agroforestrymonoculture
Single-crop agricultural system
monocropping · industrial agriculture · factory farming · deforestation · intensive farming
agroforestryclear-cutting
Removing all trees completely
deforestation · slash-and-burn · land clearing · urban development · paving
forest, agriculture, forestry, agricultural, agrarian, forester, deforestation, agronomy, reforestation