SESRIC organised a training course on “The Future Prospects of Agroforestry in Sustaınable Rural Development” within the framework of the Environmental Capacity Building Programme (Environment-CaB) in Banjul, Gambia on 13-15 of December 2016.
The training course mainly focused on the following topics:
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Forestry and its prospects in Gambia
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History, definition and concept of agro-forestry
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Classification of agro-forestry systems
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Concept of sustainable forest development/growth
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Role of agro-forestry in sustainable forest development
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Benefits of agroforestry systems
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Agroforestry practices in the world
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Thematic areas for sustainable forest management
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Challenges and prospects to sustainable forest development
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Prospects of sustainable forest management in Gambia
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Deforestation a threat to mankind
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Reforestation/Afforestation a way forward to overcome deforestation
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