Further information

In this section, you will find further information on agroforestry and soil fertility, as well as sources of seeds and seedlings for successful cultivation. We recommend the following publications for further inspiration and ideas. However, it always depends on the specific implementation to gain your own experience.

Internet:

In his “Agenda Gotsch”, Ernesto Götsch provides key insights into his work. He developed the principles of “successional agroforestry” and later established the term “syntropic agriculture” for it. In our view, this is the fundamental reference work. We would like to take this opportunity to express our special thanks to Ernesto for his work.
(agendagotsch.com) Website languages: English and Brazilian Portuguese.

Joachim Milz, founder of the consulting firm Ecotop-Consult, has taken up Ernesto Götsch’s principles and made them known in Bolivia and internationally. He generally uses the term “dynamic agroforestry”.
(ecotop-consult.de) Website languages: German, English, Spanish

The World Agroforestry Centre is an international research institute based in Nairobi, Kenya, which deals with relevant topics in the field of agroforestry.
(cifor-icraf.org) Website languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese

Books:

Bunch, Roland: Restoring the soil, A guide for using green manure/cover crops to improve the food security for smallholder farmers (2012, Winnipeg, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, ISBN 978-0-9688546-4-8)

Muriuki J, Wanjira EO and Ojuok I: Farmer managed natural regeneration in Kenya, A trainer’s guide for farmers, pastoralists and other land users (2022, Nairobi, World Agroforestry (ICRAF), ISBN 978-9966-108-54-8)

Rebello, José Fernando dos Santos and Ghiringhello Sakamoto: Syntropic agriculture according to Ernst Götsch (2023, Viamão, Brasil, Edições Aguará, ISBN 978-65-997802-1-9)

Sources for seeds and seedlings:

USA: Echo Inc (echonet.org/our-work/seeds); Sends small seed samples internationally.

Mexico: Las Cañadas Bosque de Niebla (bosquedeniebla.com.mx/semillas-y-plantas); Good catalogue. Offers a wide variety of species. Does not ship outside of Mexico.

Uganda: Gayaza Fruits, The Tropical Fruit Farm (facebook.com/Gayazafruits); Very wide range. Does not ship outside Uganda.

We are happy to share our experience in purchasing machinery and equipment on request and to assist with the procurement of seeds of proven species within the countries where our projects are located.