Agroforestry Forum & Tour - farmers creating regenerative landscapes for conservation and profit

Name: Agroforestry Forum & Tour - farmers creating regenerative landscapes for conservation and profit
Start: 2023-11-10T08:30:04+1100
End: 2023-11-11T17:00:35+1100
Location: Marcus Oldham College

Fri, 10 Nov, 8:30am - 11 Nov, 5pm 2023 AEDT

Marcus Oldham College

waurn ponds, australia

Australian Agroforestry Foundation

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Join the Otway Agroforestry Network and the Australian Agroforestry Foundation at this special two-day event to celebrate 30 years of the Otway Agroforestry Network and 25 years of the award-winning Australian Master TreeGrower Program.

10th Nov Agroforestry Forum: Marcus Oldham College
11th Nov Agroforestry Tour: Deans Marsh District

Learn more about our approach to creating resilient agricultural landscapes.

Listen with us to key thinkers from outside our organisations.

Hear from today’s leaders and the next generation as we plan another 30 years!

Proudly supported by: Channel Foundation, Corangamite Catchment Management Authority

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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The Australian Agroforestry Foundation (AAF) is a not-for-profit organisation committed to providing education and extension support to help farmers, and those that work with them, develop and sustain 'forests' within the Australian agricultural landscape that reflect their interests and aspirations.

By helping farmers grow the 'forests' they want, we are helping provide environmental and economic benefits to the wider Australian community: including the reduction in land degradation, enhanced biodiversity habitat, provision of sustainably produced timber and non-wood tree products; and a more diversified and sustainable rural sector.

The team involved in AAF have been working to promote farmer participation in multipurpose tree growing on farms since 1993, particularly through their involvement with the Otway Agroforestry Network (OAN) and the Australian Master TreeGrower Program (MTG).

The MTG was established by Rowan in 1996 (when a lecturer at The University of Melbourne). Since then, 108 regional courses have been conducted across all states and territories involving over 2500 land managers and more than 50 partner organisations. In 2000 the program was awarded the Eureka Prize for Excellence in Environmental Education and in 2013 Rowan led a team to Uganda to run the first international MTG course.