056618 Agroforestry

Details
Department of Economics and Natural Resources (2003/2004)
Earliest Possible Year
Duration1 semester
 
Credits6 (ECTS)
Course LevelJoint BSc and MSc
 
Examinationoral examination


No aid allowed

Description of Examination: 13-point scale, internal examiner

Dates of Exam:
 
Organisation of TeachingLectures and discussions, 1 course module per week
 
Block PlacementF4, spring
 
Teaching LanguageEnglish
 
Optional Prerequisites048073 The Tropical and Subtropical Environment
098012 Basic Development Studies
 
Course Objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the student to Agroforestry as an integrated tree and crop production system in the tropics and subtropics.
 
Course Contents
The subjects included are:
·classification of Agroforestry systems i.e. shifting cultivation, alley cropping, taungya, home gardens etc.,
·the most important tree and crop species used,
·the multipurpose tree concept,
·interactions between species,
·tree and crop production,
·species impact on soil and considerations on soil productivity and protection,
·the importance of animal husbandry to Agroforestry,
·subsistence and cash crop economy,
·socio-economic and socio-cultural considerations.
Having passed the course successfully the student will hold a good knowledge of what the possibilities are of running a system based on Agroforestry. This may be a basis for specialisation through the master thesis or it may be useful in relation to work with land use planning.
 
Teaching And Learning Methods
The subjects composing the course will be dealt with through lectures and discussions. The participants will be encouraged to prepare and present lectures on special items.
 
Course Litterature
Written material for the course in Agroforestry
 
Course Coordinator
Jens Roed Dragsted, jd@kvl.dk, Department of Economics and Natural Resources/, Phone: 35281535
 
Study Board
Study Committee FL
 
Course Scope
lectures42
preparation108
examination30

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