Agroforestry Coursera

Overview

This Agroforestry Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Florida presented by leading experts in the field, is a five-module program covering the various aspects of agroforestry including the global distribution of the practices, their underlying principles, and major scientific advances during the past nearly five decades. 

Students will gain extensive knowledge and skills related to agroforestry systems, best practices and scientific management that can be useful in promoting their professional development and sharpening their land management skills.

Applied Learning Project

• Learners will gain familiarity with a wide range of plant and soil applications for agroforestry projects

• Determining objectives for agroforestry applications

• Identifying practices and projecting timelines to accomplish objectives

• Identifying obstacles to implementation and forming a plan to address them

• List resources for accomplishing goals

Skills you'll gain

• Biology

• Forestry

• environmental science

• Agronomy

• Ecology

• Horticulture