Skills you'll gain

There are 9 modules in this course

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.

Definitions, Concepts, Classification and Global Distribution

Agroforestry Systems in the Tropics and Subtropics

Agroforestry Systems in the Temperate Zones

Agroforestry (Tree) Species and Their Productivity

Soil Management and Agroforestry

Climate Change, Carbon Sequestration and Agroforestry Systems

Ecosystem Services of Agroforestry

Food Security, Sustainable Development Goals and Agroforestry

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