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Homegarden (forest garden) systems and Food Forests: High Productivity on Small Areas

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Homegardens (forest gardens or food forests) are a diverse and sustainable model of agroforestry. They mimic natural ecosystems by combining trees and shrubs with other useful, mostly perennial plants or smal livestock. In Europe - especialy in Germany, the Netherlands, and Ireland - they are becoming increasingly popular due to theirhigh productivity and the wide range of benefits they offer on limited space defined as agrisilvopasture by the FAO.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18483009

Author: Daniel Fischer

Institution: Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research

Language: English

Topic: Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems

Subfield: Forestry

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission