History, definition and concept of agroforestry as a land use system;
structural, functional, socio-economic and ecological bases of agroforestry;
description and analysis of major agroforestry systems
and practices and their functions within the farming and forest systems;
agroforestry components and their interactions; effect of agroforestry species
on soils, nutrient cycling and soil organic matter, role of trees in
agroforestry systems, nitrogen fixation and soil
conservation; socio-economic aspects of agroforestry; agroforestry
evaluation: biological and socio-economic concepts; current methodologies used
in agroforestry domain including diagnostic procedures; case studies under
Ethiopian conditions.
- Teacher: Aynalem Gochera