| Module code | ENV 833 |
| Qualification | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
| Module content | Place and role of trees in multifunctional rural landscapes. Trees outside forests. Multipurpose trees. Trees and biodiversity. Trees and environmental services. Trees and sustainable development. Domesticated forests. Agroforestry (definition, classification, challenges and examples). Multiple use of forests and trees. Non-timber tree and forest products. Domestication of multipurpose trees. Forests and people. Trees and agricultural production systems (yield, interactions, synergy, competition, pests and diseases). Case-study examples from sub-Saharan Africa. |
| Module credits | 15.00 |
| Programmes | |
| Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
| Contact time | 5 discussion classes per week, 1 web-based period per week |
| Language of tuition | English |
| Academic organisation | Plant Production and Soil Sc |
| Period of presentation | Quarter 3 |
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