The ASH4SOIL Operational Group, coordinated by FEUGA, participated on December 12th in the regional meeting of the Regional Agroforestry Innovation Network (RAIN) of the European project
AF4EU, led by the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC)
The event concluded three years of collaboration and joint work between entities from 10 European countries, with the aim of promoting agroforestry through an innovative and collaborative network, focused on developing business models and strengthening extension services throughout Europe.
During the event, the ASH4SOIL project was presented to the attendees, outlining its objectives and the results obtained so far, and contributing to the exchange of knowledge in the European agroforestry field.
What is AF4EU?
AF4EU is a European initiative focused on promoting and strengthening agroforestry, a climate-smart farming model that intentionally integrates woody vegetation—such as trees and shrubs—with crops and/or livestock systems to leverage the ecological and economic interactions between them. This approach contributes to improving the sustainability, climate resilience, and profitability of farms.
The project builds on the excellent results achieved by its predecessor initiative, AFINET, which successfully engaged more than 1,300 unique stakeholders in the sector and produced a wide variety of technical and informational resources, including 12 innovation videos, 45 fact sheets, 30 technical articles and more than 100 best practice summaries.