Education & Training

Education

Objectives

• Strengthen graduate education in agroforestry

• Increase the scientific credibility of agroforestry

Description

• Specialized training in agroforestry research procedures will be organized in selected research topics such as tree-crop interaction and economic evaluation

• Post-doctoral fellowships and graduate research assistantships will be instituted for supporting studies in key areas and associating the students with relevant projects

Accomplishments

ICFRE professionals train at UF/IFAS

Indian officials study forest management at UF/IFAS

Creation of a distance education project supported by USDA CSREES Higher Education Challenge Grant

Outputs

• A cadre of well-trained professionals in different aspects of agroforestry

• Publications in international scientific media

Theses/Dissertations:

Allen, S.C. 2003. Nitrogen dynamics in a pecan (Carya illinoensis K. Koch)-cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) alley cropping system in the southern United States. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida.

Bellow, J. G. 2004. Fruit-tree based agroforestry in the western highlands of Guatemala: An evaluation of tree-crop interactions and socioeconomic characteristics. Ph D Dissertation, University of Florida.

Green, E. 2002. Nutrient addition and crop yield of an alley cropping system in the Piedmont of Georgia. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia.

Wanvestraut, R.H. 2002. Competition for water in a pecan (Carya illinoensis) and cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) alley cropping system in the southeastern United States. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida.