EV5254 - Tropical Agroforestry

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
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This subject provides a general introduction to agroforestry, with an emphasis on tropical systems. Lectures, practicals and workshops by specialist academics and agroforestry professionals will examine the diverse array of ecological, economic, socio-cultural and governmental processes and phenomena that apply to subject matter. Topics include: introduction to agroforestry; community forestry in developed and developing countries, farm forestry in Australia, climate and soils in the tropics; planting design species to sites/establishment and maintenance; growth and performance, weed and pest control in the tropics; direct seeding; tree improvement; community perceptions and attitudes; the economics of agroforestry; the role of government in farm forestry. A three day field class will examine agroforestry practices at sites on the Atherton Tableland, the wet tropical coast and wet/dry tropics.

Learning Outcomes

• develop oral and written communication skills;
• develop practical skills in tropical agroforestry, based on material presented by professionals in the field of study;
• provide an integrated and multi-disciplinary overview of agroforestry processes and phenomena in tropical regions.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

EV3254

Availabilities
, , Study Period 6
Census Date 08-Jul-2005
Face to face teaching 20-Jun-2005 to 01-Jul-2005
Coord/Lect:	jc139487.
Contact hours:	26 hours 26 hours 13 hours 16 hours
Assessment:	(30%); (70%).

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