Agreement Number
18NR1892510002G002
Awardee Name
Craig Elevitch, Permanent Agriculture Resources
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Pacific Island CIG Agroforestry Design Tools and Professional Development Workshops
Awardee State/Territory
Hawaii
Involved States/territories
Hawaii
Award Year
2018
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$74,998.00
Production/Use
Agroforestry
Forestry
Urban farming and green spaces
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Plant structure and composition
Plant productivity and health
Plant pest pressure
Organic matter depletion
Invasive species
Compaction
Aggregate instability
Conservation Practice(s)
Woody Residue Treatment
Tree/Shrub Establishment
Tree/Shrub Site Preparation
Multi-Story Cropping
Mulching
Conservation Cover
Critical Area Planting
Project Background
This project is lead by Craig Elevitch of Permanent Agriculture Resources; its goal is to provide market-based agroforestry solutions to resource challenges and a new design tool & manual, as well as technologies and strategies for next-generation conservation planners to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative agroforestry approaches and technologies for conservation on agricultural lands. This project will generate an innovative data-driven tool and associated educational resources and learning opportunities to support the testing and implementation of the tool. The data-driven tool will deliver novel site-specific planning and design information that accounts for spatial, temporal, and agroecological parameters that are essential for designing mixed agroforests.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No