agroforestry

[ ag-roh-fawr-uh-stree, ‐for- ]

/ ˌæg roʊˈfɔr ə stri, ‐ˈfɒr- /

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noun

a method and system of land management involving the simultaneous cultivation of farm crops and trees; agriculture incorporating the growing of trees: Agroforestry ensures a continuous food supply, some continuous economic return, and the avoidance of soil degradation.

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Origin of agroforestry

1930–35; agro- + forestry

OTHER WORDS FROM agroforestry

ag·ro·for·est·er, noun

Words nearby agroforestry

agrochemical, agrodolce, agroecology, agro-economic, agro-environmental, agroforestry, agro-industrialize, agro-industry, agrology, agromania, agron.

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How to use agroforestry in a sentence

To offer better options, Regreening Africa hopes to couple agroforestry and sustainable land use practices.
Mixing trees and crops can help both farmers and the climate|Jonathan Lambert|July 14, 2021|Science News
If you’re enjoying a morning cup of coffee while reading this, there’s a chance the beans in that brew came from farms practicing agroforestry.
Mixing trees and crops can help both farmers and the climate|Jonathan Lambert|July 14, 2021|Science News
The way agroforestry is carried out in three very different parts of the world illustrates the promises and challenges of coupling trees and crops.
Mixing trees and crops can help both farmers and the climate|Jonathan Lambert|July 14, 2021|Science News
Small farms may be more willing to embrace agroforestry, but to meet the looming challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss, large farms need to as well.
Mixing trees and crops can help both farmers and the climate|Jonathan Lambert|July 14, 2021|Science News

In the Shinyanga region of Tanzania, a return to traditional Indigenous practices, with a dose of modern agroforestry, helped transform what was once the “desert of Tanzania” back into productive savanna woodlands.
Mixing trees and crops can help both farmers and the climate|Jonathan Lambert|July 14, 2021|Science News
They lend themselves to biodiverse agriculture as well as to agroforestry, a style of tree farming that promotes diversity.
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British Dictionary definitions for agroforestry

agroforestry

/ (ˌæɡrəʊˈfɒrɪstrɪ) /

noun

a method of farming integrating herbaceous and tree crops

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Scientific definitions for agroforestry

agroforestry

[ ăg′rō-fôr′ĭ-strē ]

A system of land use in which harvestable trees or shrubs are grown among or around crops or on pastureland, as a means of preserving or enhancing the productivity of the land.