What Are Agroforestry's Income Opportunities

Authors

Date of this Version

8-2012

Citation

Working Trees Info, August 2012

United States Department of Agriculture, National Agroforestry Center, Lincoln, Nebraska

Comments

United States government work

Abstract

What are agroforestry's income opportunities?

Agroforestry is an approach to land use that incorporates trees and shrubs into agricultural systems and allows for the production of trees, crops and/or livestock from the same piece of land. It offers ways to take advantage of profitable product markets and, at the same time, helps improve the land and the environment.

Look at the fields, woods, streamsides and fence rows around a farm or ranch. Are any of these areas under utilized? There are many opportunities for farmers and ranchers to introduce agroforestry practices on their land, which may open up new income possibilities while adding conservation benefits. Get started by taking a closer look at your land.