CURRENT  ISSUES  IN  CANADIAN  AGROFORESTRY A.  M.  Gordon,  N.  V.  Thevathasan,  L.  Zabek,  K.  Van  Rees,  T.  Ward   and  R.  Bradley 3RD EUROPEAN AGROFORESTRY CONFERENCE, MONTPELLIER, FRANCE, MAY 23-25, 2016. . 2 University of Guelph, 1984 + 1st  Conference  on  North  American  Agroforestry,   ¨  Guelph,  Ontario,  1989   14th  Conference  on  North  American  Agroforestry,   ¨  Ames,  Iowa,  2015   15th  Conference  on  North  American  Agroforestry,   ¨   Blacksburg,  Virginia,  June  27-­‐29,  2017     AssociaYon  for  Temperate  Agroforestry  (AFTA) Agroforestry Systems in North America Forest Farming Systems – “Commodity” Windbreak Systems – “Trees around fields” Silvopastoral Systems – “Trees, animals and pasture” Integrated Riparian Management Systems – “Trees on streambanks” Intercropping Systems – “Trees and crops” Bioenergy Systems – “Trees for energy” Agroforestry Systems in North America Forest Farming Systems – “Commodity” Windbreak Systems – “Trees around fields” Silvopastoral Systems – “Trees, animals and pasture” Integrated Riparian Management Systems – “Trees on streambanks” Intercropping Systems – “Trees and crops” Bioenergy Systems – “Trees for energy” Canadian  Agricultural  Greenhouse  Gas   Program  (2010  –  2015)  [AGGP]   Cropping Systems ¨  Livestock Systems ¨  Agricultural Water Use Efficiency ¨  Agroforestry ¨ Canadian  Agricultural  Greenhouse   Grass  Program  (2016  –  2021)  [AGGP]   Cropping Systems ¨  Livestock Systems ¨  Agricultural Water Use Efficiency ¨  Agroforestry ¨  Agroforestry for carbon sequestration on ¤  agricultural land The adoption and efficacy of agroforestry ¤  practices AGROFORESTRY  –  BRITISH  COLUMBIA   BEFORE   INTEGRATED  RIPARIAN   MANAGEMENT  SYSTEMS   AFTER Southern Interior Silvopasture Project Site   60  million  ha  forested;  35   million  ha  grazing  land   (forested  and  non)     Evaluate  effecYveness  of   silvopastoral  systems  to   draw  livestock  away  from   riparian  habitats;  grow   both  fiber  and  forage;   generate  benefits  such  as   carbon  sequestraYon,   wildlife  habitat,  other   products  (e.g.  Christmas   trees).