Course date:
Provisionally Mid-2021, Schedule TBC
Application:
Application for this course is not yet open, however, you may (optional) register your interest with asap@agroforestry-africa.org and receive notification when applications are being accepted.
Requested application documents:
Location of the course:
Online and local cluster training hubs (TBC) in Southern Africa
Coordinating University:
University of Freiburg
SPACES project: ASAP
Course coordinator:
Jonathan Sheppard, Hans-Peter Kahle, Christopher Morhart
Course lead:
Hans-Peter Kahle
Course description & primary learning objectives:
An introduction into agroforestry systems, the course will be aimed at participants who have basic natural science and land management knowledge (forestry, agriculture, biology etc.). The course aims to introduce agroforestry systems as an innovative and flexible approach to land management and introduce methods of studying such systems
Learning methods:
Lectures, invited speakers, Q&A, ask the author sessions, discussion, training events in local cluster hubs
Expected learning outcomes:
Participants are expected to be able to assess various examples of agroforestry systems and work within them to understand the dynamics and interactions that occur between tree, crop and/or livestock in both physical and social realms. It is intended that such an introduction into the topic will inspire continued learning within this field of research.
Target group:
MSc and PhD students and early-stage researchers from SADC countries with basic knowledge in natural sciences and land management
Additional information:
The language of instruction is English.
Collaborators:
University of Freiburg
Centrum für Energietechnologie Brandenburg (CEBra)
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)