The rural area presents great challenges and opportunities since it is characterized by concentrating high levels of poverty, particularly in small-scale farming families. Agroforestry, as a dynamic and ecological management system for natural resources, diversifies and sustains production in order to increase economic, social and environmental benefits, based on a sustainable development approach.
Increased production, productivity and product diversity can help improve the health and nutrition of the poor in rural areas. It can also provide a wide variety of environmental services, such as improving soil fertility, restoring degraded lands, improving water conservation, or limiting the development of pests and soil erosion.