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SDEWES 2023: Barriers and Possibilities for the Development of Short-Rotation Coppice as an Agroforestry System for Adaptation to Climate Change in Central European Conditions

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  • Jan Weger

    (Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Publ. Res. Inst., Květnové nám. 391, 25243 Průhonice, Czech Republic)

  • Kamila Vávrová

    (Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Publ. Res. Inst., Květnové nám. 391, 25243 Průhonice, Czech Republic)

  • Lukáš Janota

    (Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Publ. Res. Inst., Květnové nám. 391, 25243 Průhonice, Czech Republic)

  • Jaroslav Knápek

    (Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Publ. Res. Inst., Květnové nám. 391, 25243 Průhonice, Czech Republic)

Abstract

This article compares different production, economic, and selected environmental aspects of agroforestry systems in a standard (alley cropping) and a newly proposed design with fast-growing trees grown in short-rotation coppice. Our models of agroforestry systems (AFSs) are as follows: (i) alley cropping AFS with cherry and walnut trees in single rows (tree strips) with 28 m-wide arable fields between them (crop strips), and (ii) coppiced tree belt AFS with poplars and willows and 25 m-wide arable fields between them (crop strips). To evaluate the production characteristics of trees, we used yield curves from experimental plantations in conditions of the Czech Republic from previous research projects. Cost data were collected from long-term experimental plantations and combined with current operation and energy prices. The article presents an economic methodology for assessing the competitiveness of biomass production in AFSs under the current identified market conditions. Our results show that AFSs with short-rotation coppice can have similar economic and production results as annual crops if grown on suitable sites and with appropriate quality of agronomy. In comparison, alley cropping AFSs with fruit trees would not be economically viable for farmers without a significant subsidy for establishment and maintenance in the first years after establishment. Concerning the latest economic and political developments, the product from SRC (energy woodchips) can be evaluated as strategic, increasing the producer’s independence from purchased energy fuels.

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  • Jan Weger & Kamila Vávrová & Lukáš Janota & Jaroslav Knápek, 2024. "SDEWES 2023: Barriers and Possibilities for the Development of Short-Rotation Coppice as an Agroforestry System for Adaptation to Climate Change in Central European Conditions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(8), pages 1-22, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:8:p:1779-:d:1372319
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    1. Vávrová, Kamila & Knápek, Jaroslav & Weger, Jan & Králík, Tomáš & Beranovský, Jiří, 2018. "Model for evaluation of locally available biomass competitiveness for decentralized space heating in villages and small towns," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 129(PB), pages 853-865.
    2. Dmuchowski, Wojciech & Baczewska-Dąbrowska, Aneta H. & Gworek, Barbara, 2024. "The role of temperate agroforestry in mitigating climate change: A review," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 159(C).
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