Agroforestry

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

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This course covers in detail the technical aspects of farm ­revegetation planning. Students will be expected to participate in field-based ­learning exercises and information gathering, and to contribute to discussion and debate. By the end of the subject students should:

• have a working knowledge of agroforestry diagnosis and design as an approach to the development of farm tree management opportunities on farms in Australia and overseas;

• have an understanding of the role of trees in providing for private landowner needs and aspirations;

• appreciate the importance of assessing landowners' needs, aspirations and performance criteria when designing agroforestry projects and development strategies;

• be able to develop technical design criteria for effective revegetation for resource conservation, agricultural production and direct commercial purposes;

• be able to undertake a multipurpose revegetation design project;

• be familiar with the opportunities for landowners to produce commercial forest products from private native forests; and

• be familiar with approaches to tree monitoring and evaluation.

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This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

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