Opportunities and Options for Agroforestry and Farm Woodlands
This short online course from Soil Association looks at agroforestry and farm woodland management in practice, and is designed to help farmers and land managers (or anyone with an interest) understand the basics in order to get started.
Its friendly and accessible interface uses video clips, case studies, diagrams and short text boxes to take participants through the content.
The course consists of five modules:
An introduction to agroforestry and farm woodland benefits and opportunities
Understanding agroforestry - system design and management
Understanding farm woodlands - design and management
Understanding the economic case for agroforestry and farm woodland
How to take forward your agroforestry and/or farm woodland plans
By the end of the course, participants will know:
what agroforestry systems and farm woodlands are
the different type of agroforestry systems that are practical for the UK
the on-farm and wider environmental benefits of agroforestry systems and farm woodlands
the key elements of effective agroforestry and farm woodland design
some wider supply chain/market opportunities for agroforestry systems and farm woodlands
how to begin to develop plans for an agroforestry system and farm woodland
In order to access and complete the course, participants need:
About 2 hours, though the modules can be paused and re-accessed at any point.
Wifi and a basic laptop or desktop setup. The course is delivered on the web-based learning management system Litmos
An extra gift if you’re in Wales
Thanks to the generosity of Focus on Forestry First, we can offer the course completely free to registrants with a Welsh postcode.
For those in the rest of UK and abroad, an admin fee of £15.60 (+vat) allows for admin and license cost to be covered.
To find out more, visit www.soilassociation.org/agroforestry-farm-woodlands-elearning