Agroforestry practices offer a compelling addition to conventional agriculture as they provide a broad range of economic, ecological, and social benefits. Despite its recognized potential, broad on-the-ground adoption of U.S. agroforestry remains limited. Factors influencing agroforestry adoption and dissemination bottlenecks by actual practitioners are underexplored. While previous studies have focused mostly on landowner and farmer interests in agroforestry, without them necessarily being practitioners, this research details the perspective of those who have actively implemented some agroforestry practices. Early adopters of agroforestry represent an essential catalyst for future agroforestry diffusion. Better understanding of the factors influencing their decisions and reasons behind agroforestry practice adoption will help to support and promote wider adoption. This research study documents the what and why questions of early-stage agroforestry adoption and the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that influence both adoption and discontinuation decisions. Recommendations are offered to target and attract more agroforestry practitioners.

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农林业从业者对农林业采用的看法：选定 SARE 参与者的案例研究☆

农林业实践为传统农业提供了令人信服的补充，因为它们提供了广泛的经济、生态和社会效益。尽管具有公认的潜力，但美国农林业在实地的广泛采用仍然有限。影响农林业采用和实际从业者传播瓶颈的因素尚未得到充分探索。虽然以前的研究主要关注农林业中土地所有者和农民的利益，但他们不一定是从业者，但本研究详细介绍了那些积极实施某些农林业做法的人的观点。农林业的早期采用者是未来农林业传播的重要催化剂。更好地了解影响他们决策的因素以及采用农林业做法背后的原因，将有助于支持和促进更广泛的采用。这项研究记录了早期农林业采用的内容和原因问题，以及影响采用和停止决策的内在和外在因素。提供了针对和吸引更多农林业从业者的建议。