#23 Scaling agroforestry in France with Fabien Balaguer

We have a discussion with Fabien Balaguer, director of L'association Française d’Agroforesterie (AFAF) where Fabien provides an overview of where agroforestry is at today in France. This is a great episode to understand the methodology l’AFAF is using to scale agroforestry but also to understand the specific challenges that come with that mission. For example on-field technical expertise is a much greater limiting factor than access to funding. The conversation focuses on some strategic considerations such as economic models and commercialisation but we also manage to get some really interesting perspectives on the limitations of alley-cropping and long cycle timber production.   

• TABLE OF CONTENTS

00:01:53 Introduction of Fabien and L’AFAF

00:07:24 Their main agroforestry projects 

00:17:23 Limitations to long cycle timber production

00:22:41 Landfiles : a tool to build collective knowledge 

00:33:44 What economic models for agroforestry? 

00:41:59 Funding agroforestry projects

00:54:27 Commercialising 

01:04:40 Why is agroforestry not yet established economically? 

01:11:52 How to deal with long time frames? 

01:14:39 Recurring mistakes in agroforestry projects 

01:20:52 As a farmer, how do I get started? 

01:21:52 Is there always a place for trees? 

01:23:32 Limitations of alley cropping  

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