2024 Session List

Some consider that current conventional agriculture is unsustainable and does not fully address challenges such as climate change, environmental pollution, as well as the decline of biodiversity. In many cases organic farming systems adopt the so-called input substitution approach remain intensive and highly specialized and therefore are not necessarily able to significantly improve resilience or sustainability. Agroforestry is an agricultural approach based on the diversification of the agroecosystem production components (trees or shrubs, plus crops and/or livestock) and on the intensification of the relationships between these components. As such, agroforestry has transformative potential, providing an opportunity for increasing the sustainability of organic farming. In this presentation I review how the adoption of agroforestry practices could contribute to increasing resilience and sustainability in organic farming, and discuss the challenges and opportunities of this adoption.