Dr Amelia Hood
2025
Dr Amelia Hood is an ecologist working at the University of Reading. Her research centres around agroforestry, biodiversity, and soil health. She often includes farmers in the research process, for example where a team co-design an experiment together. Amelia is currently developing a network of silvoarable farms working as living labs to test and identify optimal management for silvoarable systems, see: https://www.trees-in-fields-network.co.uk/
My Sessions
Exploring Silvoarable Systems in Practice
Join Jon Haines, Agroforestry Advisor at the Soil Association and farmer Mark Lea as they share their experiences implementing alley cropping and discuss the key considerations for adopting a silvoarable system. Dr Amelia Hood from the University of Reading will present current research on the effects of agroforestry on crop yields, soil health, and biodiversity, […]