AgForC: carbon accounting in agroforestry to meet net zero

This project aims to help UK farmers, particularly those from marginalised communities, improve their ability to monitor and report carbon storage in agroforestry systems, which combine trees, hedges, crops, and livestock on the same land. It will develop a model called AgForC to estimate the carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere and stored in soil, trees, and hedges. This model will be integrated into the Cool Farm Tool, a platform that helps farmers manage their environmental impact. By making AgForC freely available, the project aims to support farmers in understanding and maximising the carbon benefits of agroforestry.

Project lead: Casey Ryan (University of Edinburgh) and  Claire Armstrong (University of Edinburgh)

Project collaborators: Megan McKerchar (Cool Farm Alliance), Pete Redshaw (Cirevo)