Agroforestry and Climate Resilience in Africa: from DigitAF to GALILEO
As part of the GALILEO EU-AU project project (2025-2028), funded by the EU through Horizon Europe (€6.1M), researchers are working on innovative agroforestry systems that integrate trees, crops, and livestock to enhance rural communities’ resilience to climate change in Africa.During a visit to Senegal, INRAE – coordinator of DigitAF – visited an agroecological farm applying these principles in real-world conditions. This was an opportunity to observe interactions between trees and crops in agroforestry and to discuss with the farmer about the social conditions related to land tenure necessary for agroforestry adoption. In this project, researchers plan to adapt the…
As part of the GALILEO EU-AU project project (2025-2028), funded by the EU through Horizon Europe (€6.1M), researchers are working on innovative agroforestry systems that integrate trees, crops, and livestock to enhance rural communities’ resilience to climate change in Africa.
During a visit to Senegal, INRAE – coordinator of DigitAF – visited an agroecological farm applying these principles in real-world conditions. This was an opportunity to observe interactions between trees and crops in agroforestry and to discuss with the farmer about the social conditions related to land tenure necessary for agroforestry adoption. In this project, researchers plan to adapt the 𝐇𝐢-𝐬𝐀𝐅𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 – a key model also included in DigitAF – to simulate 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐚-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬.
🌿 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?
These studies contribute to a deeper understanding of tree-crop interactions allowing to assess adaptation of innovative agroforestry systems to climate change, paving the way for more sustainable and resilient agricultural systems.
