This document provides a brief history of agroforestry systems. It mentions that agroforestry practices began in the 1700s in China with living fences and crops planted between trees. In the Middle Ages, agroforestry was practiced in Germany. The document then outlines several key people and organizations involved in the development of agroforestry from the 1800s to present day, including in Burma, Africa, India, England, Canada, Brazil, and Hawaii. It concludes by listing several contemporary practitioners of agroforestry in Brazil.

1. SAFS Sistemas Agroflorestais Successionais Skye M.Sc. (IESD) Gaia University International UniGaia-Brasil.org

2. Histórico 1700s – China – cercas vivas, safras plantadas entre as arvores desenvolving Idade Media – Alemania – Waldfeldbau – agro-silvicultura. 1856 - Dietrich Brandis – Burma – inicio Taungya (Teka com arroz) 1887 – Africa do Sul 1890 – India 1960 – Robert Hart – Inglaterra. 1970 – John Bene (Canada) criao a palavra “agrofloresta” 1970s – Ernst Gotsch – Bahia, Brasil 1978 – International Council for Research in Agroforestry 1980s – Graig Elevitch – Hawaii

3. Robert Hart

4. Craig Elevitch

5. Willie Smits

6. Ernst Gotsch

8. Successão

14. Paulo Pepe – Amambai/MS

24. Mochila Florestal ProCerrado

27. Grato, Skye