Guide to a Successful Agroforestry
Demonstration Project
Kris M. Irwin, University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forest Resources and Bill Rietveld, National Agroforestry Center
Purpose - An agroforestry demonstration project is an excellent teaching tool that can benefit a
variety of cooperators, stakeholders, and customers. It is a cost-effective way to
increase public awareness of agroforestry, promote adoption by landowners, and
obtain support from stakeholders. Demonstration plantings establish a working example
of an agroforestry technology under local conditions and show what it is, why it is
used, and how it functions.