The German federal parliament (Bundestag) is to decide whether agroforestry will be recognised as a form of land use in the future, which would make the practice eligible for funding in the national strategic plan under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). EURACTIV Germany reports. In agroforestry, forests can be combined with arable crops and land used for livestock. This means that both trees and crops can grow on the same piece of land and/or livestock pasture can be created there. To date, this form of land use has not been recognised in the main subsidies programme. As a result, farmers can practice agroforestry voluntarily but they do not receive any CAP subsidies for it.