| Forest & Landscape | |||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | |||||||||||
| Duration | 1 semester | ||||||||||
| Credits | 6 (ECTS) | ||||||||||
| Course Level | Joint BSc and MSc | ||||||||||
| Examination | oral examination No aid allowed Description of Examination: 13-point scale, internal examiner Dates of Exam: | ||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | |||||||||||
| Block Placement | F4, spring | ||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||
| A thorough introduction to the topic, inc. geographical coverage. Provide the participants with an overview and basic understanding of major agroforetry systems. Further, knowledge to these systems characteristics, implementation, function, and value to tropical and subtropical conditions | |||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||
| Keywords: Introduction to Agroforestry Concept, idea, justification etc. Context and General Impact History of Agroforestry Agroforestry in general Classifications Ecosystems Forestry Environment (erosion, climate, soil) Impact Dependency Biodiversity and gene conservation. Flora / fauna System Management Agroforestry Systems - Technically and Regionally Introductions to regions: SE-Asia China W-Africa E-Africa Nepal/India Indonesia Americas. Others Shifting Cultivation Improved Fallow Shade requiring agriculture Tree Farming Plantation Crops Tree Gardens / Home gardens Tangya Alley Cropping Shelter belts / erosion control etc Plantation crops with overstories Others Some important species, their impact and propagation Criteria for species selection, and selection of Trees Crop Seed Procurement Seed Handling Impact and Interactions Crop-Tree Soil-crop-tree Climate Animals (husbandry) Implementation Adaptability (climate, soil, husbandry, etc.) Testing AF applicability locally Designs Evaluation On farm research Planning Dimensioning (ratio) Evaluation Economy, Risks, Potential and Reality Yields Losses Cost/Benefit Socio-economics AF and Sustainability Cross cutting issues AF and erosion AF and Conservation AF and Poverty AF and desertification AF and culture, gender Agroforestry research International AF-Cooperation Networks Literature Trends and Farmer adoption beyond year 2000 | |||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||
| Lectures, external lectures. Discussions To a less extent: group work, students presentations | |||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||
| Course compendium collocated from 4 prevailing textbooks (part 1) and articles (part 2). Loose leaves, around 6-700 pages, for sale in Bogladen at KVL. | |||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||
| Anders P. Pedersen, app@life.ku.dk, Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning/Arboretum, Phone: 35331618 | |||||||||||
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