Agroforestry and improvements to our trees and woodland offer
Agroforestry is tree planting that is deliberately combined with food production on the same land. It can:
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reduce soil erosion 
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improve water and air quality
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provide shelter for livestock and crops
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reduce flood risk
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improve food, fuel or timber production potential
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increase biodiversity
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capture and store carbon
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improve climate change resilience
We’re introducing in-field agroforestry actions across various tree densities to encourage more trees in the farmed landscape. The agroforestry actions are a vital part of our work to meet our ambitious net zero, biodiversity and environmental objectives, these actions have been designed to appeal to the widest range of farmers and are applicable on the widest range of land types.
We are introducing new actions to create and maintain in-field agroforestry systems of which there are 2 main types:
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Silvoarable: trees are planted at wide spacings and intercropped with a cereal, horticultural or other crops (crops are grown in the space between the tree rows)
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Silvopastoral: trees are combined with forage (plants eaten by livestock) grassland and livestock production.
The full list of agroforestry actions are:
Actions to maintain high or medium density in-field agroforestry:
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Maintain high density in-field agroforestry - 10 Years - £849 per ha
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Maintain medium density in-field agroforestry - 10 Years - £595 per ha
Actions to maintain low density in-field agroforestry:
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Maintain low density in-field agroforestry on less sensitive land - 3 Years - £385 per ha
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Maintain low density in-field agroforestry on more sensitive land - 10 Years - £385 per ha
Actions to maintain very low density in-field agroforestry
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Maintain very low density in-field agroforestry on less sensitive land - 3 Years - £248 per ha
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Maintain very low density in-field agroforestry on more sensitive land - 10 Years - £248 per ha
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The arrangements and densities of trees is flexible to allow you to decide what is best for your circumstances.
This makes agroforestry accessible to those that want to try this innovative approach and to tenant farmers too. Tenant farmers should check their tenancy agreement before including agroforestry actions in their SFI agreement.
These new agroforestry actions complement agroforestry offers already available in CS, providing land managers with more flexibility and more ways to integrate trees on their land, including hedgerow, wood pasture and parkland and traditional orchard.
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For more information or help with your application contact:
Kathryn Williams – 07971 583 638
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