At the end of May, an RBC flume was installed at one of the AFaktive sites in Belgium. This gauging channel will make it possible to continuously measure surface runoff for four years, in order to monitor the evolution of this key parameter in the context of the implementation of an agroforestry system set up […]

After the session in Belgium in May, last week, the training for the manual measurement took place also in Germany – at the site Hofgut Neumühle educational and experimental centre for livestock farming. At this site, the two sibling projects AFaktive and AGROfloW collaborate on the applied research for agroforestry and water management. On that

The German national and international television news service tagesschau broadcast last Friday a report on agroforestry featuring the project site Hofgut Neumühle educational and experimental centre for livestock farming. On this site, the two sibling projects AFaktive and AGROfloW implement and measure agroforestry systems. In the report, the head of the biomass and culture landscape

The biodiversity monitoring within the AFaktive project has been started. The project team installed pitfall traps and audiomoths at the project site Hofgut Neumühle educational and experimental centre for livestock farming. The pitfall traps measure the insect biodiversity, and the measurement is repeated 4-6 times per year. The audiomoth devices are installed on wooden poles

At the end of May 2025, the AFaktive team was trained on manual soil measurements by the project partner Royal Eijkelkamp. Focus of the session were the following topics: -Soil profile with a soil auger -Compaction with a penetrologger -Infiltration with the double ring infiltrometer -Hydraulic conductivity with the SIG Permea 3 -Erosion and surface

Last week, the AFaktive project participated in the celebration of its agroforestry site De Hofkamer, which was nominated as “nature-inclusive farm”. The event was organised by Staatsbosbeheer (Dutch governmental nature organisation). During this celebration, at which also the deputy of the Province of Limburg was present, the cooperation between Staatsbosbeheer and De Hofkamer was signed.

On Thursday, 22 May 2025, the German television channel SWR aired a broadcast on agroforestry in their evening programme ‘Zur Sache Rheinland-Pfalz’ (link to broadcast). The SWR took up the topic of agroforestry in and for Rhineland-Palatinate and examined the topic from various perspectives. The Hofgut Neumühle educational and experimental centre for livestock farming was

Agroforestry planting at Hofgut Neumühle Agriculture and forestry are almost always managed separately in Germany. However, when combined, they create synergies and promote biodiversity and soil fertility. As a pioneer for farmers, the Hofgut Neumühle educational and experimental centre for livestock farming is dedicated to this topic and, together with the Institute for Applied Material

In March 2025, AFaktive’s coordinator, the Institute for Applied Material Flow Management (IfaS), was contacted by the Rhein-Zeitung newspaper. Project leader Jörg Böhmer was interviewed in the framework of an article about AFaktive and agroforestry. The journalist was also interested in visiting an agroforestry site and interviewing the farmer. Long-standing IfaS partner Hans Pfeffer agreed

In Germany, modern agroforestry systems can only be recorded in the farmland register since 2023. The potential of agroforestry, especially in times of climate change with extreme weather events such as drought and heavy rainfall, is enormous. It is crucial for the agricultural sector to maintain the productive capacity of farmland. However, knowledge about agroforestry