Multi-Actor Platforms (MAPs) are the core of AGROFORESTEAM. These participatory spaces bring together farmers, researchers, policymakers, businesses, and civil society to co-design agroforestry solutions tailored to local realities. Each MAP is rooted in its regional context, fostering knowledge exchange, shared decision-making, and community empowerment. By addressing technical, social, and policy barriers, MAPs accelerate the adoption of agroforestry practices. Guided by the Living Lab approach, innovation happens in real-world settings through active stakeholder engagement and collaborative experimentation. MAPs are designed to deliver tangible benefits, such as new knowledge, networks, and actionable solutions, while ensuring inclusivity, with women and youth playing a central role throughout the process.
Within AGROFORESTEAM, seven MAPs will be strengthened or newly created across Mediterranean regions. These platforms will co-design agroforestry systems adapted to local contexts, including silvopastoral, silvoarable, and oasis-based systems, and are intended to endure beyond the project’s lifetime as drivers of long-term sustainability.
Vineyard Agroforestry
Catalonia, Spain – Penedès Vineyards
In the Penedès region, the University of Barcelona coordinates a multi-actor platform focused on agroforestry systems that integrate trees into vineyards. The main crop is grapevine, complemented by tree species adapted to Mediterranean conditions. The platform promotes sustainable viticulture, improved soil health and biodiversity, and fosters dialogue between science and practice.
Contact: Laura Armengot (larmengot@ub.edu)
Fruit Tree Agroforestry
Rome, Italy – Urban Agroforestry Systems
CREA leads a platform in the metropolitan area of Rome, working with cherry trees, vegetables, and cereals. Through participatory trials and farmer networks, the initiative aims to diversify organic systems, enhance soil fertility, and strengthen collaboration between researchers and producers.
Contact: Corrado Ciaccia (corrado.ciaccia@crea.gov.it)
Fruit Tree Agroforestry
Drôme, France – Fruit Tree Agroforestry
In southeastern France, FiBL and INRAE coordinate a multi-actor platform focused on fruit-based agroforestry systems. The crops include apple, pear, plum, peach, and pecan trees. These systems are designed to reduce water use and pesticide dependency while withstanding climate extremes like frost and heatwaves. The platform evaluates productivity, soil quality, biodiversity, and climate resilience in collaboration with farmers, advisors, and scientists.
Contact: Martin Trouillard (martin.trouillard@fibl.org) - Aude Alaphilippe (aude.alaphilippe@inrae.fr)
Silvopastoral and Rangeland Systems
Alentejo, Portugal – Montado Silvopastoral System
The University of Évora facilitates the “Tertúlias do Montado”, a long-standing platform focused on the Montado silvopastoral system. This landscape combines cork and holm oaks with pasture and livestock. The platform promotes collective learning, co-production of knowledge, and collaborative action to preserve this multifunctional Mediterranean ecosystem.
Contact: Helena Guimarães (mhguimaraes@uevora.pt)
Date palm oasis Agroforestry
Biskra, Algeria – Oasis Agroforestry
In the Saharan region of Biskra, UMKB coordinates a platform within traditional oasis systems. Crops include date palm, fig, pomegranate, grapevine, alfalfa, and barley. The initiative aims to restore crop diversity, improve irrigation and fertilization practices, and strengthen collaboration between farmers, researchers, and local institutions.
Contact: Karima Djouadi (karima.djouadi@univ-biskra.dz)
Silvopastoral and Rangeland Systems
Gabès, Tunisia – Silvopastoral Rangelands
The Arid Regions Institute develops a platform in the Toujène region focused on rangeland agroforestry systems. Crops and vegetation include wild plants, olive trees, almond trees, date palms, and barley. The platform promotes sustainable grazing practices, innovation, and participatory governance involving local communities, public institutions, and researchers.
Contact: Raoudha Abdellaoui (raoudhamabdellaoui@yahoo.com)
Date palm oasis Agroforestry
Tafilalet, Morocco – Date Palm Oasis Systems
ENAM and USMBA co-lead a platform in the Tafilalet oasis, focusing on agroforestry systems with date palms, alfalfa, and cereals. The initiative supports co-design of locally adapted solutions, sustainable land management, and knowledge exchange among farmers, researchers, and regional institutions.
Contact: Rachid Bouamri (rbouamri@enameknes.ac.ma) - Naima El Ghachtouli (naima.elghachtouli@usmba.ac.ma)
