By mimicking natural ecosystems, it fosters synergistic relationships among crops, shrubs, trees, animals, insects, fungi, and other species. This process helps create semi- and self-sustaining, resilient food production systems while enhancing both biodiversity and soil fertility.

One Forest Projects and Sensory House have been researching and piloting various coffee agroforestry initiatives.

One of these initatives is the creation of an agroforestry certification pilot program.

Why Agroforesty ?

• Prevent forest destruction

• Support biodiversity and build resilient ecosystems

• Creates sustainable food production systems

• Increase water availabilityImprove soil fertility, enhance resilience to perturbations and serve as natural pest control

• Boost CO2 fixation and help with microclimate regulation

• Pushes for an active involvement of communities in the conservation and management of ecosystems

At its core, the program requires farms to allocate a minimum of 25% of their growing area to natural vegetation, diverse crops, and trees, prioritizing nitrogen-fixing and native species to improve soil fertility and support biodiversity.

This certification sets a higher standard for sustainable agriculture by bridging farming with forest conservation and regeneration. It opens doors to sustainability focused markets, empowering farmers who protect biodiversity while cultivating resilient ecosystems that nurture life for generations to come.

Farmers are indispensable in driving the ecological transition.Without their active participation, shifting toward new societal and production models would not be feasible.

Together, we can co-develop models that balance farming with environmental protection and restoration.

Agroforestry systems exemplify this balance by safeguarding and restoring crucial ecological processes—as well as ecosystem structures and functions—while enabling economic returns, improving livelihoods, and strengthening traditional and sustainable knowledge systems in local cultures.