The “dynamic agroforestry” method (DAF) is an innovative progression of agricultural cultivation combined with agroforestry. The method is based on the knowledge of the indigenous peoples of Latin America structured and combined with agriculture by the Swiss Ernst Götsch in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 90s, the Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (DED) in Bolivia among others promoted its development. In the last 5-10 years, several research projects started and a growing interest in that method.

DAF constructs natural forest-like systems with high biomass production and which supply as side effect a large variety of products for humans. DAF specifically uses cutting of the plants to keep the forest system at a youthful state and thus to promote increased biomass production.