@article{Editors::344570,
      recid = {344570},
      author = {Editors: and Schoeneberger, Michele M. and Bentrup, Gary  and Patel-Weynand, Toral},
      title = {Agroforestry:  Enhancing Resiliency in U.S. Agricultural  Landscapes Under Changing Conditions},
      address = {2017-11},
      number = {1962-2024-1094},
      series = {General Technical Report WO-96},
      pages = {232},
      year = {2017},
      abstract = {Excerpts from the Executive Summary:  Agroforestry, the  intentional integration of trees and shrubs into crop and  animal production systems, is being deployed to enhance  productivity, profitability, and environmental stewardship  of agricultural operations and lands across the United  States.  This assessment provides a science-based synthesis  on the use of agroforestry for mitigation and adaptation  services in the face of climatic variability and change.   It provides technical input to land-use sector issues in  the National Climate Assessment (NCA) and serves as a  framework for including agroforestry systems in  agricultural strategies to improve productivity and food  security and to build resilience in these landscapes.  It  also provides follow-up to the technical input report by  Walthall et al. (2012) that established the need for  innovative strategies to address significant climatic  variability challenges faced by U.S. agriculture.  The five  widely recognized categories of agroforestry in the United  States are (1) silvopasture, (2) alley cropping, (3) forest  farming (or multistory cropping), (4) windbreaks, and (5)  riparian forest buffers. Such practices can help to  mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase the  resiliency of agricultural lands to address impacts from  climatic variability.  They can also enhance agricultural  production; protect soil, air, and water quality; provide  wildlife habitat; and allow for diversified income.  This  report provides a science-based assessment of adaptation  and mitigation mechanisms that agroforestry can confer, all  of which are important for food security.  It reviews  social, cultural, and economic aspects of agroforestry and  the capacity of agroforestry systems to provide  multipurpose solutions.  In addition, it presents a  comprehensive North American perspective on the strengths  and limitations of agroforestry through U.S. regional  overviews as well as overviews for Canada and Mexico.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/344570},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.344570},
}