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20–21 January 2027, NEC, Birmingham

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Introduction of agroforestry creating resilience for organic vegetable farmer

The integration of agroforestry has been a steep learning curve for organic farmer, Andy Dibben, and now he is hoping to help other growers to master this agroecological approach to crop production

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Introduction of agroforestry creating resilience for organic vegetable farmer

Agroforestry, the integration of trees in farming systems, is not a new concept by any means, but despite this, there is little information out there on how it can work in everyday horticultural crop production....

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