Appendix 2. Proposal for a 35-hour course in agro-forestry for agricultural students (third-year degree)
Prepared by P.A. Huxley, ICRAF
Lecture hours
| A. Land, People, and the Environment-Early Man the
Agro-forester | 1 |
| B. Plants, Animals, and Man | 1 |
| C. Modern Land-Use
Systems and Factors Affecting Land Management | 3 |
| D. The Social and
Economic Fabric | 3 |
| E. The Systems Approach to Land Use | 3 |
| F. The
Occurrence and Exploitation of Heterogeneity-a Basic | |
| Consideration in
Agro-forestry | 1 |
| G.Intercropping Concepts and Their Relevance to
Agro-forestry Systems | 3 |
| H. The Perennial versus the Annual Plant Habit-Pros and
Cons for | |
| Agro-forestry Land Use | 3 |
| I . Crop Physiological
Aspects of Agro-forestry Systems | 4 |
| J. Soil and Environment Aspects of
Agro-forestry Systems | 3 |
| K. Examples of Present-Day Agro-forestry Systems |
2 |
| L.
Experimental Methods in Agro-forestry Research | 2 |
| M. Tree Raising/Tree
Management | 2 |
| N. Multi-purpose Trees | 1 |
| O. Comparisons of Selected Local {Regional)
Agricultural/Forestry/ | |
| Agro-forestry Land-Use Systems | 3 |
