Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 33315
Agriculture: Sustainable Development
Tabled: 24 February 2025
Answered: 4 March 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help encourage the adoption of agroforestry systems where crops are planted among trees to help improve (a) biodiversity and (b) resilience.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerDefra recognises that agroforestry provides an important opportunity to increase the number of trees on farms, providing many environmental benefits, while maintaining agricultural production. The key steps the Government is taking are: Countryside Stewar...
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