The Conference of the German Agriculture Ministers has resolved to set in motion measures to improve the framework conditions for agroforestry: the federal states see a need for action regarding the CAP definition, support for own contributions and the intervention regulation.

On 25 September 2026, the Conference of the German Agriculture Ministers adopted resolutions setting out practical guidance and related research: The ministers and senators responsible for agriculture in the federal states acknowledge that agroforestry systems (AFS) contribute to environmental and resource protection. Since 2023, AFS have been defined in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as…

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AFaktive annual partner meeting in Aachen: partners discuss new planning tools and implementation in the final two project years

Mid-October, the AFaktive partner consortium met in Aachen. The discussions focused on maximising the project implementation and results in the final two years of the project, especially concerning new agroforestry farms, the use of the collected monitoring data and the runoff simulation tool. © IfaS © IfaS From 12th-14th October, the AFaktive consortium gathered for…

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Land consolidation in the wine-growing region: site visit to Bubenheim

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…

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Climate-adapted land management through land consolidation

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,…

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Measurement campaign at the agroforestry site in Hesse

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…

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The IfaS team at the EURAF conference 2026

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…

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Knowledge transfer for local authorities at the Natural Climate Protection Conference

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…

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AWAF contributes to agroforestry knowledge dissemination and to the reduction of implementation barriers in Wallonia

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,

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Agroforestry in Practice: VABI Students Explore the Agroforestry site on Inagro

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

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