At the end of August, the AFaktive cooperative farm Pomona Puur Aerde in Flanders (Belgium) installed a swale – a shallow wide channel covered in vegetation – as a measure to boost the farm´s resilience to the challenges of both drought and heavy rainfall. The swale was developed in collaboration with AFaktive partner ILVO (Flanders…
AFakive leverages swales for farm resilience Weiterlesen »
On 19 August 2026, representatives from the Rhineland-Palatinate Supervisory and Services Directorate (ADD), the Rheinhessen-Nahe-Hunsrück Rural Services Centre (DLR-RHN), the Institute for Applied Material Flow Management (IfaS), and winegrowers involved in the Bubenheim land consolidation scheme came together for a joint site visit. The focus of the visit was on how land consolidation procedures in…
Land consolidation in the wine-growing region: site visit to Bubenheim Weiterlesen »
On 10 August 2026, representatives from the Westerwald-Osteifel Rural Services Centre (DLR WW-OE) in Rhineland-Palatinate, the Supervisory and Service Directorate (ADD) of Rhineland-Palatinate, the Institute for Technology Transfer (FITT) at HTW Saar and the Institute for Applied Material Flow Management (IfaS) at Trier University of Applied Sciences came together for a joint workshop. The event,…
Climate-adapted land management through land consolidation Weiterlesen »
On 29 and 30 June, the AFaktive team was hard at work in Hesse, carrying out the measurement campaign at the ‘Gladbacherhof’ agroforestry site. The following manual measurements were taken: • Infiltration using a double-ring infiltrometer; • Saturated conductivity measured using the Permeameter 3; • Soil compaction measured using the Penetrologger; • Soil samples taken
Measurement campaign at the agroforestry site in Hesse Weiterlesen »
On 29 and 30 June, the AFaktive team was hard at work in Hesse, carrying out the measurement campaign at the ‘Gladbacherhof’ agroforestry site. The following manual measurements were taken: • Infiltration using a double-ring infiltrometer; • Saturated conductivity measured using the Permeameter 3; • Soil compaction measured using the Penetrologger; • Soil samples taken…
Measurement campaign at the agroforestry site in Hesse Weiterlesen »
From 22nd-26th of June 2026, more than 400 people working in agroforestry met in Neuchâtel (Switzerland) for the 8th conference of the European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF). The event gathered participants from many different disciplines. This reflects the multidisciplinary nature of modern agroforestry systems bridging agricultural-, environmental and social science, as well as practical land stewardship…
The IfaS team at the EURAF conference 2026 Weiterlesen »
On 23rd June, IfaS project manager Martin Pesch and farm manager Ina Dörr from the Wackenberger Hof showed how agroforestry contributes to natural climate protection in the region as part of the 3rd conference on ‘Natural Climate Protection in Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate’. The two speakers focused on providing the local authority representatives in the audience…
Knowledge transfer for local authorities at the Natural Climate Protection Conference Weiterlesen »
AFaktive partner AWAF, the Association for the promotion of Agroforestry in Wallonia and Brussels, was quite active in June to advance agroforestry in Wallonia. On 8th June, AWAF organised an introductory event on agroforestry within the framework of the project regional development in the municipality of Hannut (AWAF´s pilot region). Géraud de Streel, AWAF´s coordinator,
In early May 2026, 12 sixth-year agriculture students from VABI (an agricultural school in Roeselare), together with their crop production teacher, visited Inagro’s agroforestry plot. A field visit such this one, fits perfectly within their training. Discovering new cultivation techniques in real-life conditions remains an invaluable experience for students. A Plot Full of Contrasts Upon
Agroforestry in Practice: VABI Students Explore the Agroforestry site on Inagro Weiterlesen »
On Friday, 29 May, Provincial Executive Member Hagar Roijackers of the Province of North Brabant officially inaugurated the Agroforestry Knowledge Centre Diessens Broek, established by farmer-owners Anouk Vingerhoets and Lucien Daas in Diessen. This farm is one of two Dutch AFaktive pilot sites where soil and water measurements are currently being conducted. The inauguration provided
Inauguration of the Agroforestry Knowledge Centre Diessens Broek, Netherlands Weiterlesen »
