Agroforestry I: Principles and Practices

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.