Make Dynamic Agroforestry the New Standard

ECOTOP is redefining how farming works with nature, not against it

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Why ECOTOP

We didn’t adopt Dynamic Agroforestry. We developed it.

14countries
10,000+farmers
5,600+hectares of DAF

Since the 1990s

Joachim Milz developed DAF on his own farm in Alto Beni. ECOTOP followed in 2002.

18 years of trial data

Sara Ana with FiBL — peer-reviewed, the most-cited DAF cocoa dataset.

Farmers and agronomists

The mix that makes methods transfer in the field.

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Carbon sequestration

+10.4t CO2/ha/yr

more than conventional monoculture

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Biomass carbon after 14 years, averaged annually. Krause et al. (2025), Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment — SysCom Bolivia.

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ECOTOP Ecosystem

ECOTOP has pioneered dynamic agroforestry for sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship, enhancing soil health, biodiversity, and food security.

One of our core areas of expertise is the improvement of agricultural production systems in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, including crops such as cocoa, coffee, oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), coconut, and cashew. At ECOTOP, our goal is to promote agriculture and agroforestry as key pillars for sustainable development in tropical regions. We prioritize factors such as food security, biodiversity conservation, and strengthening resilience to the impacts of climate change.

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Who is ECOTOP?

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Dr. Joachim Milz

Chairman, ECOTOP Foundation
Co-Founder, ECOTOP Suisse
Portrait of Johannes Milz, Agroforestry Specialist at ECOTOP

Johannes Milz

Board Member,
Climate Lead, ECOTOP Suisse

Luis Franck Canedo

Executive Director ECOTOP Foundation

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