About
The Center for Agroforestry at the University of Missouri, established in 1998, is a preeminent global center contributing to the science and practice underlying agroforestry, which combines trees and shrubs with crops or livestock.
Integrated practices of agroforestry (forest farming, alley cropping, silvopasture, riparian forest buffers, windbreaks, and urban food forests) help to protect the environment and improve biodiversity, while sustaining land resources for future generations.
Agroforestry practices help landowners create multifunctional working landscapes to provide a wide range of benefits including:
- Diversification of products, markets, and farm income
- Protection and improvement in soil, water, and air quality
- Improved climate resilience
- Increased carbon sequestration
- Enhanced conservation of biodiversity
- Enriched habitat diversity
- Improved human health and well-being
Learn more about how our research contributes to our understanding of these benefits and the working elements of transition to multifunctional agroforestry landscapes.