Farmer Benefits

Triple Bottom Line Benefits for Tree Cropping. . .

Economic:

• Extra income source for farmers from the sale of tree crop products.
• Improved returns from traditional agricultural products (eg. increased production from shelter for livestock and crops).
• Diversification of farm commodities and income streams.
• Reduced public cost in addressing natural resource management issues (eg. salinity and water quality).

Environmental:

• Reduction of ground water recharge through establishing profitable perennial vegetation.
• Salinity mitigation from appropriately sited plantations, alleys or belts of commercial trees.
• Improved catchment water quality through nutrient stripping and salinity mitigation.
• Habitat restoration and biodiversity enhancement.
• Improved soil management (wind and water erosion).
• Waste water management.
• Carbon sequestration.
• Reduced impact of flooding in certain catchments.

Social:

• Increased employment opportunities in rural areas.
• Development of new infrastructure and processing facilities stimulating regional business growth.
• Leveraging of external investment into rural communities.

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