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Introduction: A Synthesis of Scientific Developments in Agroforestry
Section 1 presents an overview of the history of scientific developments in agroforestry.
Definitions, Concepts, Classification and Global DistributionSection 2 investigates how we define and categorize agroforestry methods
Agroforestry Systems in the Tropics and SubtropicsSection 3 is an exploration of agroforestry topics for the tropics and subtropics
Agroforestry Systems in the Temperate ZonesSection 4 is an exploration of agroforestry topics for the temperate zones
Agroforestry (Tree) Species and Their ProductivityAgroforestry tree species and their improvement, uses and products.
Soil Management and AgroforestryProper soil management based on understanding the nature and property of soils is critical to the success of any land-use system.
Climate Change, Carbon Sequestration and Agroforestry SystemsThe role of agroforestry systems in climate change mitigation.
Ecosystem Services of AgroforestryA review of the many additional ecosystem services potentially provided by agroforestry systems.
Food Security, Sustainable Development Goals and AgroforestryAgroforestry's roles in sustainable development and global food security efforts.
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
Thanks Prof Nair, It was comprehensive learning about agroforestry and you are right that Indonesia still have "kebun talun".
Excellent course about the principles and practices of agroforestry.
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.
lectures are brief but very informative and the lecturer provides examples of agroforestry system