Agroforestry on arable land
This agroforestry technology is being implemented on an arable field of 5.48 hectares in the South-West of the Netherlands. Strips of willow and hazelnut trees have been planted and arable crops are grown in between these strips. The outside of the field is banded with herb-rich grassland to attract natural enemies of the crop pests. In total there are four trees strips (two each of willow and hazelnut), each strip of 5 metres x 240 metres and separated by 42 metres. The land between tree strips is used for annual cropping. The willow trees were planted to produce biomass for bedding in a goat pen, and the hazelnuts were planted for the production of hazelnuts. The willows, especially, will attract many natural enemies to control insect pests of the crops. All trees were bought from a local grower. A planting machine was used to plant the cuttings (3600 pieces) of willow. The hazelnut seedlings (192 pieces) were planted by hand. Weed control between the rows of hazelnut trees will be done by a motorised two-wheel cultivator. Furthermore, a picking machine in front of a small tractor will be used to collect the hazelnuts. The farmer hopes that the trees will develop steadily and the first products can be harvested within three years.
Местоположение: Zevenbergsche Hoek, Noord-Brabant, Нидерланды
Число исследованных участков, где применяется Технология: отдельный участок
Пространственное распространение Технологии: равномерно-однородное применение на определенной площади (approx. < 0,1 км2 (10 га))
На постоянно охраняемой территории?: Нет
Продолжительность применения Технологии: 2021
Тип внедрения/ применения
| Опишите затраты | Единица | Количество | Затраты на единицу (Euro) | Общая стоимость на единицу (Euro) | % затрат, оплаченных землепользователями |
| Оплата труда | |||||
| Planting trees by hand by farmer | hours | 16,0 | 50,0 | 800,0 | 100,0 |
| Оборудование | |||||
| Planting machine willow cuttings | each | 1,0 | 300,0 | 300,0 | 100,0 |
| Посадочный материал | |||||
| Willow cuttings | Cuttings / trees | 3600,0 | 0,2 | 720,0 | 100,0 |
| Hazelnut trees | trees | 200,0 | 2,5 | 500,0 | 100,0 |
| Общая стоимость запуска Технологии | 2'320.0 | ||||
| Общие затраты на создание Технологии в долларах США | 2'521.74 | ||||
| Опишите затраты | Единица | Количество | Затраты на единицу (Euro) | Общая стоимость на единицу (Euro) | % затрат, оплаченных землепользователями |
| Оплата труда | |||||
| Farmer time for pruning & harvesting | day | 3,0 | 250,0 | 750,0 | 100,0 |
| Farmer time for weed control / irrigation (time varies) | day | 4,0 | 250,0 | 1000,0 | 100,0 |
| Оборудование | |||||
| Harvesting machine (price currently unknown) | hire / purchase | 1,0 | 100,0 | ||
| Общая стоимость поддержания Технологии | 1'750.0 | ||||
| Общие затраты на поддержание Технологии в долларах США | 1'902.17 | ||||
loss of land off-set by future nut production
Introduction of woody features
Land given over to windbreak / other production of wood & nuts
More variety of skills, equipment and more time required.
Costs of installation
Short-term costs as nut and wood production not quick return
Eventually a diversity of products will support long term sustainability
Time costly for installation and ongoing maintenence & harvesting.
Buffer strip action
greater above ground with woody features
