agroforestry

noun

ag·​ro·​for·​est·​ry ˌa-grō-ˈfȯr-ə-strē 

-ˈfär-

: land management involving the growing of trees in association with food crops or pastures

agroforester

ˌa-grō-ˈfȯr-ə-stər 

-ˈfär-

noun

Examples of agroforestry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On the Iberian Peninsula, a sophisticated kind of agroforestry combined all three. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Ashley Gill grew up on a cotton farm in Texas and served as an agroforestry Peace Corps volunteer in rural West Africa before joining Textile Exchange in 2010. — Bart Vollaard, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

This includes incorporating more agroforestry, by phasing out unshaded monoculture farming. — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026

Food is homegrown at the new agroforestry project and farm, or bought from local producers. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

agro- + forestry

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for agroforestry

• forestry