Agroforestry – the practice of growing trees and crops in interacting combinations – is recognized the world over as an integrated approach to sustainable land-use. Agroforestry systems, being multifunctional, facilitate not only the production of food and wood products but also provide a variety of ecosystem services such as climate-change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and soil quality improvement. This course teaches a broad overview of the most current research and best practices in global agroforestry.
Agroforestry I: Principles and Practices
Agroforestry I: Principles and Practices
This course is part of Agroforestry Specialization
Instructor: Jennifer Vogel, Online Programs Coordinator
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There are 9 modules in this course
Section 1 presents an overview of the history of scientific developments in agroforestry.
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6 videos2 readings2 assignments
Section 2 investigates how we define and categorize agroforestry methods
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2 videos1 assignment
Section 3 is an exploration of agroforestry topics for the tropics and subtropics
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6 videos1 assignment
Section 4 is an exploration of agroforestry topics for the temperate zones
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2 videos1 assignment
Agroforestry tree species and their improvement, uses and products.
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2 videos1 assignment
Proper soil management based on understanding the nature and property of soils is critical to the success of any land-use system.
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3 videos1 assignment
The role of agroforestry systems in climate change mitigation.
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3 videos1 assignment
A review of the many additional ecosystem services potentially provided by agroforestry systems.
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4 videos1 assignment
Agroforestry's roles in sustainable development and global food security efforts.
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1 video1 assignment
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RK
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Reviewed on Aug 26, 2024
Thanks Prof Nair, It was comprehensive learning about agroforestry and you are right that Indonesia still have "kebun talun".
JB
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Reviewed on Oct 27, 2023
Excellent course about the principles and practices of agroforestry.
KH
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Reviewed on Feb 5, 2024
This course is outside my expertise so I appreciated the depth of the information which was well presented. I am going to take the rest of the Agroforestry courses.
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