Obstacles to Tree Planting in Arid and Semi-Arid lands: Comparative Case Studies from India and Kenya (UNU, 1982, 63 p.): Appendix 1. Outline of a four-week training course in community forestry and extension at the commonwealth forestry institute Oxford

Obstacles to Tree Planting in Arid and Semi-Arid lands: Comparative Case Studies from India and Kenya (UNU, 1982, 63 p.)

		Acknowledgements
		Summary and conclusions
		1. Introduction and purpose of the study
		2. India
		3. Kenya
		4. India and Kenya: Comparisons and contrasts
		Appendix 1. Outline of a four-week training course in community forestry and extension at the commonwealth forestry institute Oxford
		Appendix 2. Proposal for a 35-hour course in agro-forestry for agricultural students (third-year degree)
		Appendix 3. Summer courses at the commonwealth forestry institute, Oxford
		References
		Other UNU publications

Appendix 1. Outline of a four-week training course in community forestry and extension at the commonwealth forestry institute Oxford

Objectives

The course is designed on the lines of a workshop, with the aims that the participants understand and apply the biological, social, and economic principles for the design and operation of social forestry activities, with special reference to the Gujarat Social Forestry Project.

Course Details/Syllabus

The teaching methods will include lectures, seminar, practical exercises, and group discussions, The course is organized on the basis of four sessions of approximately 11/2 hours per day and includes time for private study. Each course will be specifically designed for the expected participants, and the first two courses at least will be held at Oxford; in future a field visit may be appropriate. However, for the first groups of participants from Gujarat it is not expected that field exposure will be needed; more important is detailed coverage with notes and practical exercises for future reference.

Week 1: The Background		Week 2: Targets and Project Design
	Hours		Hours
Arrival and registration. Introduction to course timetable	2	The place of training and extension work	1
Arrival and registration. Introduction to course timetable	2	Survey and land use planning	2
Outline of the environment and its climate, soil,		Estimation of rural requirements for forest
water relations, and biotic factors	10	produce-questionnaires and surveys	3
Human population trends	1	Cost and benefit estimation and identification
Livestock versus trees	1	of beneficiaries	2
Land tenure	1	Private study	5
Institutional constraints and requirements	2	Flexibility in approaches to solution of
Private study	3 - 20	problems identified; multicropping,
		agro-forestry, and silvopastures	1
		Sociological studies and receptivity of rural people to schemes involving trees Soil and water conservation	3 3 20