Sustainable Food Forest Innovation: Integration of Agroforestry, Smart Technology, and Community Empowerment to Realize Food Security and Environmental Sustainability
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Background. Climate change, land degradation, reduced biodiversity, and rising food needs are strategic challenges for developing sustainable food systems. One innovative approach with the potential to address these challenges is developing food forests by integrating agroforestry principles, smart agricultural technology, and community empowerment.
Objectives. This article analyzes food forest innovation, identifies the technological and institutional components that support its implementation, and develops a conceptual model for sustainable food forest development.
Methods. The research used an integrative literature review approach with thematic synthesis of agroforestry literature on food security, landscape ecology, digital agriculture, and community development.
Results. The conceptual synthesis shows that food forest innovation can be developed through five main dimensions: diversification of productive vegetation, agroforest-based ecosystem management, application of digital technology, strengthening community institutions, and developing a circular economy. Integrating these five dimensions can increase diversification of food sources, improve ecological functions, open local economic opportunities, and strengthen food systems' resilience to environmental change.
Conclusion. The article's novelty lies in the Smart Community-Based Food Forest framework, which connects ecological, technological, social, and economic innovations into one adaptive management system. This article provides a conceptual foundation for developing food forests as a strategy for food security, land rehabilitation, and sustainable regional development.
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