10 November 2025 | COPA-COGECA Headquarters, Rue de Trèves 61, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
AF4EU will host its Final Event “Think Agroforestry: Enhancing Business Models and Advisory Services” on 10th November 2025 at the headquarters of COPA-COGECA in Brussels.
This event will bring together leading experts, researchers, policy officers, and practitioners from across Europe to discuss how agroforestry can strengthen sustainable business models, improve advisory services, and enhance the position of farmers in agricultural value chains.
Organized by USC, in collaboration with FEUGA, the event will provide a platform for exchange and cooperation among key stakeholders working to advance agroforestry as a resilient and profitable land use system in Europe.
Programme Overview
13:30 – 13:45 | Registration of participants
13:45 – 14:05 | Welcome and opening remarks
Representatives of COPA-COGECA
14:05 – 14:25 | AF4EU Policy Officer
Presentation on AF4EU’s policy framework and strategic objectives.
14:25 – 14:45 | FRA Assessment and Agroforestry Monitoring
Elaine Springgay, Agroforestry Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Insights into global agroforestry monitoring and assessment frameworks.
14:45 – 15:05 | Fostering Agroforestry in Europe: Enhancing Farmers’ Value Chain Position through Knowledge Empowering and Policy Support
María Rosa Mosquera-Losada, AF4EU Project Coordinator, University of Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Exploring strategies to strengthen farmers’ roles in value chains through knowledge and policy support.
15:05 – 15:25 | Agroforestry Advisory: Present and Prospects
John Casey, WP Leader, Agriculture and Food Development Authority – TEAGASC
Current status and future prospects of agroforestry advisory services.
15:25 – 15:45 | Agroforestry in Mediterranean Mountain Areas: Integrating Tradition and Innovation
Anastasia Pantera, WP Leader, Agricultural University of Athens (AUA)
Balancing traditional practices and innovation in Mediterranean mountain agroforestry systems.
15:45 – 16:15 | AFI-Bus DSS Hands-on Session and Coffee Break
Interactive demonstration of the AFI-Bus Decision Support System.
16:15 – 16:35 | Building a Better Network for Short Food Supply Chains (EU4ADVICE)
Patricia Mora, Project Coordinator, INNOGESTIONA AMBIENTAL
Strengthening advisory networks and short food supply chains across Europe.
16:35 – 16:55 | Connecting Advisors toward a European Network of Producer–Consumer Chains (CORENET)
Fedele Colantuono, Project Manager, University of Foggia
Developing collaborative networks between advisors, producers, and consumers.
16:55 – 17:15 | Business Models to Transform Agroforestry Farms
Seyed Ali Hosseini Yekani, WP Leader, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
Innovative business approaches for the economic transformation of agroforestry farms.
17:15 – 17:35 | GREENCOOP: Upscaling Business Models Linked to Agroforestry
María Rosa Mosquera-Losada, Project Coordinator, GREENCOOP, USC
Exploring scalable cooperative business models supporting agroforestry development.
17:35 – 18:00 | Final Remarks and Future Perspectives
María Rosa Mosquera-Losada, AF4EU Project Coordinator, USC
Advancing Agroforestry Knowledge and Cooperation in Europe
The “Think Agroforestry” event represents a milestone in the effort to strengthen cooperation among European initiatives promoting agroforestry, and to share knowledge and tools that support its implementation at farm and policy levels.
By bringing together experts from leading institutions such as FAO, TEAGASC, AUA, ZALF, and USC, along with coordinators from EU-funded projects including EU4ADVICE, CORENET, and GREENCOOP, this event aims to foster dialogue, innovation, and capacity building for sustainable land management across Europe.
AF4EU continues to play a pivotal role in promoting agroforestry as a resilient, multifunctional, and economically viable agricultural system, aligned with the European Green Deal and the transition toward climate-smart agriculture.
In-person and online participation available. To attend the event, please complete the registration form available here.
