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| FORE0014-1 | Tropical agroforestry
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| Duration : | 24h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑Louis Doucet |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | 1. Definition
2. Agroforestry systems in dry tropical regions
2.1. Multipurpose trees on cropland
2.2. Windbreaks
2.3. Alley cropping
2.4. Sylvopastoralism
3. Agroforestry systems in moist tropical regions
3.1. Shifting cultivation
3.2. Improved fallows
3.3. Home gardens
3.4. Live hedges
3.5. Alley cropping
3.6. Taungya |
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| Course objective : | Proposing management methods to reconcile agriculture and forestry in a sustainable manner.
After completing the course the student is expected to
·Be able to implement agroforestry programs considering ecological and social environment.
·Be able to identify main agroforestry species and their techniques of regeneration.
·Be able to manage agroforestry nurseries. |
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| Prerequisites : | -- FORE0002-1- Tree species of tropical and subtropical regions |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 24h |
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| Written notes : | BOFFA J-M. 2000. Les parcs agroforestiers en Afrique subsaharienne. Cahier FAO Conservation 34. FAO, Rome, 251 p.
DICKEN Mc & VERGARA P. 1990. Agroforestry : classification and management. Wiley & sons, 382 p.
WEIGEL J. 1994. Agroforesterie pratique. Editions du Ministère de la Coopération, Paris. |
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| Assessment : | Written examination (100%) |
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| Contacts : | DOUCET Jean-Louis (Professeur Ordinaire)
Bât. GE Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés 2
5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622342
jldoucet@ulg.ac.be |
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