Paradigm shift of agroforestry in Slovakia: from an unknown concept to a concrete policy support scheme in less than 5 years

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/62156489:43410/25:43927325

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-025-01270-0" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-025-01270-0</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10457-025-01270-0" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10457-025-01270-0</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Paradigm shift of agroforestry in Slovakia: from an unknown concept to a concrete policy support scheme in less than 5 years

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Despite growing EU-level support, agroforestry remains poorly developed in many Central and Eastern European countries, including Slovakia. This study presents the first sociological assessment of agroforestry development in Slovakia, focusing on stakeholder perceptions, system preferences, and policy barriers. Using a qualitative, multi-actor case study approach, we conducted participatory fieldwork, focus groups, and open-ended surveys between 2022 and 2023. Findings reveal rapid growth in awareness and interest following targeted engagement activities. Stakeholders identified silvopastoral systems as particularly suitable for abandoned upland areas and silvoarable systems for intensively farmed lowlands. Environmental and cultural benefits-such as biodiversity enhancement, landscape aesthetics, and microclimate regulation-were key motivators, whereas economic incentives played a secondary role. However, structural barriers persist. Respondents cited legal ambiguity, limited advisory services, and restrictive implementation of the first agroforestry support measure under the CAP Strategic Plan (2023-2027) as major obstacles. Many viewed the policy as overly prescriptive and poorly aligned with on-the-ground realities. We conclude that participatory, context-specific approaches are essential to designing effective agroforestry policy. Slovakia&apos;s experience offers broader lessons for post-socialist countries aiming to integrate agroforestry into multifunctional land-use systems under the European Green Deal and CAP reforms.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Paradigm shift of agroforestry in Slovakia: from an unknown concept to a concrete policy support scheme in less than 5 years

Popis výsledku anglicky

Despite growing EU-level support, agroforestry remains poorly developed in many Central and Eastern European countries, including Slovakia. This study presents the first sociological assessment of agroforestry development in Slovakia, focusing on stakeholder perceptions, system preferences, and policy barriers. Using a qualitative, multi-actor case study approach, we conducted participatory fieldwork, focus groups, and open-ended surveys between 2022 and 2023. Findings reveal rapid growth in awareness and interest following targeted engagement activities. Stakeholders identified silvopastoral systems as particularly suitable for abandoned upland areas and silvoarable systems for intensively farmed lowlands. Environmental and cultural benefits-such as biodiversity enhancement, landscape aesthetics, and microclimate regulation-were key motivators, whereas economic incentives played a secondary role. However, structural barriers persist. Respondents cited legal ambiguity, limited advisory services, and restrictive implementation of the first agroforestry support measure under the CAP Strategic Plan (2023-2027) as major obstacles. Many viewed the policy as overly prescriptive and poorly aligned with on-the-ground realities. We conclude that participatory, context-specific approaches are essential to designing effective agroforestry policy. Slovakia&apos;s experience offers broader lessons for post-socialist countries aiming to integrate agroforestry into multifunctional land-use systems under the European Green Deal and CAP reforms.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50901 - Other social sciences

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Agroforestry Systems

ISSN

0167-4366

e-ISSN

1572-9680

Svazek periodika

99

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

6

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

165

Kód UT WoS článku

001539948000002

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105012458917