Agroforestry and maximum integration with agriculture

Agroforestry and maximum integration with agriculture

DREVO Living Mountains Agroforestry System (DLMAS)

Concept

DREVO Living Mountainsviews agriculture not as a separate industry, but as a natural continuation of the restored mountain ecosystem.

Forests, fields, pastures, gardens, springs, streams and farms should form a unified natural-economic system where water, soil fertility, biodiversity and food production mutually reinforce each other.

The main principle:

Every restored watershed should improve agricultural productivity, and every agricultural decision should strengthen the natural ecosystem.

Main objectives

Integration provides:

increasing water supplies for agriculture;

reducing dependence on artificial irrigation;

restoration of soil fertility;

reduction of erosion;

increasing crop yields;

development of agroforestry;

increasing biodiversity;

creating a sustainable rural economy.

Spatial structure

First Cascade - Peaks

It is practically not used for agriculture.

Main functions:

snow accumulation;

fog collection;

watershed protection.

Second Cascade - Upper Slopes

Created:

soil-protecting shrub belts;

medicinal plants;

honey plants;

seed plantations of local species;

forest plant nurseries.

The main task is to stabilize the slopes.

Third Cascade - Middle Slopes

Agroforestry systems are being formed.

Used:

walnut groves;

chestnut plantations;

fruit trees;

berry bushes;

medicinal crops;

mushroom farms;

beekeeping.

The forest becomes a production system without losing its ecological functions.

The Fourth Cascade - Ravines and Streams

Placed:

protective forest belts;

feeding strips;

pastures;

haystack;

fruit alleys;

honey corridors.

All watercourses receive wide buffer zones with natural vegetation to protect against pollution and erosion.

Fifth Cascade - Foothills

Main agricultural zone.

The following are located here:

vegetable growing;

grain crops;

gardens;

vineyards;

greenhouse complexes;

farms;

livestock farms;

processing plants.

Water is supplied primarily through the restored natural hydrological cycle.

Sixth Cascade - Floodplains

Used:

seasonal pastures;

haystack;

floodplain gardens;

growing moisture-loving crops;

controlled grazing systems.

Natural seasonal floods are seen as a source of fertility.

Seventh Cascade - River Mouths

Developing:

coastal agriculture;

aquaculture;

agroforestry complexes;

salt-tolerant crops (where justified);

salinization protection systems.

Multi-tiered agroforestry DREVO

Instead of monocultures, multi-tiered production systems are being created.

First tier

Tall trees:

walnut;

chestnut;

oak;

ash tree;

linden.

Second tier

Fruit trees:

apple;

pear;

plum;

merry;

apricot;

peach;

figs;

pomegranate;

carob;

olive (for Mediterranean regions).

Third tier

Shrubs:

currant;

raspberry;

blackberry;

they have become sea buckthorn;

red;

hazelnut.

Fourth tier

Perennial crops:

medicinal plants;

aromatic herbs;

forage plants;

vegetable crops.

Fifth tier

Groundcover plants:

clover;

alfalfa;

strawberries;

local groundcover species.

Underground tier

Developing:

mycorrhiza;

earthworms;

beneficial microorganisms;

mushrooms;

humus.

It is this layer that ensures long-term soil fertility.

Integration of livestock farming

Systems are being created:

rotational grazing;

forest pastures (Silvopasture);

mobile pens;

restoration of meadows.

Animals become part of the natural cycle of organic matter, rather than a factor in degradation.

Integration of beekeeping

The system includes:

DREVO Bee Ecosystem

Used:

honey forest corridors;

robotic apiaries;

digital monitoring of bees;

pollination of agricultural crops.

Bees connect forest and agricultural ecosystems.

Water management

All agricultural areas work in conjunction with:

DREVO Mountain Sponge;

infiltration pools;

seasonal reservoirs;

restored springs;

contour farming system.

Priority is given to storing water in the soil rather than constructing large artificial reservoirs.

Closed organic cycle

Organic waste is reused.

Created:

compost sites;

biochar complexes;

plant residue processing stations;

mulch production;

humus restoration.

Almost nothing becomes waste.

Digital agriculture

DREVO Smart Agriculture

Integrates:

soil sensors;

weather stations;

plant monitoring;

crop yield forecast;

irrigation control;

robotic technology.

WOOD AI

Calculates:

planting dates;

need for water;

risk of disease;

soil development;

productivity;

carbon balance of the farm.

TREVO AeroSense Drone

Controls:

condition of plants;

humidity;

development of erosion;

fertility;

crop quality;

development of forest belts.

Economic model

The farmer receives income simultaneously from:

cereals;

vegetables;

fruits;

nuts;

berries;

mushrooms;

honey;

timber from selective logging;

medicinal plants;

seed material;

nurseries;

ecotourism;

sales of carbon units (if such a scheme applies in the relevant jurisdiction).

This significantly reduces the farm's dependence on one type of product and increases resilience to climate and market risks.

Integration into the DREVO ecosystem

Agroforestry combines:

DREVO Living Mountains;

DREVO Mountain Sponge;

Mountain Springs Recovery;

Mountain Forest Corridors;

DREVO Cloud & Mist System;

Living Mountain Observatory;

Mountain Digital Twin;

TREVO AeroSense Drone;

WOOD AI;

DREVO Bee Ecosystem;

DREVO Smart Agriculture;

AMCWSRI.

Project mission

DREVO Living Mountains Agroforestry Systemintegrates nature restoration and food production into a single sustainable land use model. Forests, water, soil, animals, and crops are viewed not as competitors, but as complementary elements of a single ecosystem. This integration allows for the simultaneous restoration of natural processes, ensuring food security, increasing rural incomes, and creating landscapes that can function sustainably in the face of climate change for generations.