Direct links to many agroforestry & farm forestry related web sites in Australia and overseas

Major Sponsors: The JVAP web site includes many detailed agroforestry research reports from scientists around Australia covering everything from Acacia seed production to Rainforest timbers and much more.		Land and Water Australia publish many of their research reports online along with practical fact sheets and design guidelines such as their series on riparian vegetation.
Other supporters:

Research and Development links

ANU Forestry Market Report Project - Real data on market prices for timber and other forest products in Australia

Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation

Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation

Australian Low Rainfall Tree Improvement Group

A joint venture research groups with the mission to produce genetically improved planting material for farm forestry in the low rainfall areas of southern Australia, and inform tree growers of its availability. Includes: Pines, Eucalypts and Mallees

State Agency Farm Forestry Web Sites:

Victorian Department of Primary Industries.

Private Forestry Development Committees (PFDCs)

Private Forestry Development Committees (PFDCs) work with local and regional stakeholders, industry and government to assist forest industry development at a regional level. There are 21 PFDCs in the main plantation regions of Australia that are jointly funded by the Commonwealth and the responsible agency in each State/Territory through the Private Forest activities of the Natural Heritage Trust Extension.  In Northern Territory and Tasmania, the Forest Agencies serve as contact for information on regional plantation development matters. FOR A FULL LIST OF PFDCs CLICK HERE

Community and professional groups

Hunter Farm Forestry Network facilitates the exchange of information related to farm forestry; and promotes the productive and sustainable use of trees on farms in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia.

International sites of interest

The World Agroforestry Centre

Formally the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry - ICRAF

The premier international agroforestry research and development organisation. The Centre's headquarters are based in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, with regional centres throughout the developing world in more than 20 countries across Africa, Asia and South America .

New Zealand Farm Forestry Association

Excellent information on Growing Australian Blackwood. Download the Blackwood Manual. See bottom of home page.

Association for Temperate Agroforestry (USA) Free online newsletter available to subscribers plus much more

Australian TreeGrowers' personal sites

Bob Whitworth, South East Queensland

John and Libby Goy, Bunyip, Victoria