Agroforestry i Nyland

About the project

Our project (NylAF) seeks to promote the adoption of agroforestry amongst farmers in Nyland, support the integration of agroforestry into advisory and policy frameworks, as well as continue to develop a next-generation silvoarable agroforestry pilot project in Kirkkonummi, Finland. The project is active from January 2024 through December 2026. Each of these target groups has its own work package.

In the first work package, farmers interested in agroforestry can join an Agroforestry Design Team, which puts them in direct contact with the project and other farmers from Nyland. Together, we identify areas of interest, conduct workshops, and guide farmers to create a case study about agroforestry for their farm. We aim to to have 10 case studies, written by farmers themselves, by the end of the project period.

In the second work package, we connect with advisory services, consultants, interested organizations, and policy makers to understand how agroforestry is perceived and offer additional information to fill in knowledge gaps. We seek to provide clarity around what agroforestry is and present the work of our farmers as evidence of agroforestry's potential.

The third and final work package sees us continue to manage and study the successional silvoarable agroforestry system in Lill-Nägels, situated in Kirkkonummi. The site leverages multiple agroecological and regenerative agriculture practices to spotlight the role of farmer managed biodiversity to improve soil conditions and return a degraded agricultural field to profitable production.