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The Sheep and Trees initiative : a first step towards integrated agroforestry in Scotland?

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dc.contributor.authorWeston, Georgina
dc.contributor.authorPhilip, Lorna J
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of Aberdeen.Geography & Environmenten
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-18T00:07:00Z
dc.date.available2021-11-18T00:07:00Z
dc.date.embargoedUntil2021-11-18
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionFunding Information: Rois-Díaz et al. () found that farmers recognise the benefits of, and have positive attitudes towards agroforestry, as did Langenberg et al. (). However, these studies both identified barriers to agroforestry adoption, including the voluntary nature of agroforestry and the lack of targeted (funded or subsidised) schemes. A need for financial support was also identified in Bullock et al.’s () English study. Although some studies (e.g. Howley et al., ) have highlighted that farmers’ behaviour is controlled by more than financial implications, others (e.g. Burgess & Rosati, ; García de Jalón et al., ; Graves et al., ; Rois-Díaz et al., ) have shown that farmers who are interested in agroforestry are discouraged from introducing it because of the associated costs. In contrast to commercial forestry, which has been planted and managed separately to agricultural activities and incentivised through subsidies for many years, agroforestry (explicitly integrating agricultural and forestry activities) has not received similar financial support. Large-scale European studies reported that 50% of farmers were interested in agroforestry, specifically silvoarbale practices (Graves et al., ; Sereke et al., ), with the main barriers to adoption here being reputation (Sereke et al., ) and complexity of work. García de Jalón et al. () found that, for livestock agroforestry, systems costs and additional management were the main barriers to adoption. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.format.extent23
dc.format.extent1423010
dc.identifier179180313
dc.identifier0622a901-2ae5-45f6-ac43-5472ff8ce92c
dc.identifier85096164404
dc.identifier000590095500001
dc.identifier.citationWeston, G & Philip, L J 2020, 'The Sheep and Trees initiative : a first step towards integrated agroforestry in Scotland? ', Scottish Geographical Journal, vol. 136, no. 1-4, pp. 140-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/14702541.2020.1845393en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14702541.2020.1845393
dc.identifier.iss1en
dc.identifier.issn1470-2541
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-4788-2798/work/147569741
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2164/17510
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85096164404&partnerID=8YFLogxKen
dc.identifier.vol136en
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofScottish Geographical Journalen
dc.subjectSDG 13 - Climate Actionen
dc.subjectSDG 15 - Life on Landen
dc.subjectintegrated forestryen
dc.subjectupland farmingen
dc.subjectSheep and Trees Initiativeen
dc.subjectIntegrated forestryen
dc.subjectSheep and Trees initiativeen
dc.subjectAGRICULTUREen
dc.subjectSILVOARABLE SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectCLIMATE-CHANGEen
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITIESen
dc.subjectAFFORESTATIONen
dc.subjectPOLICYen
dc.subjectFARMERSen
dc.subjectPERSPECTIVESen
dc.subjectLAND-USEen
dc.subjectWOODLANDen
dc.subjectGE Environmental Sciencesen
dc.subjectGeography, Planning and Developmenten
dc.subjectEarth-Surface Processesen
dc.subject.lccGEen
dc.titleThe Sheep and Trees initiative : a first step towards integrated agroforestry in Scotland?en
dc.typeJournal articleen

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