Course: Integrated Agricultural Production Systems (3801-431)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Georg Cadisch (verantwortlich)
• Dr. Thomas Hilger (begleitend)

Type of Course:

lecture with seminar and exercise

In-Class Hours Per Week:

5

Contents:

INTRODUCTION: Socioeconomic aspects of integrated agricultural production systems; Biological and technical aspects of integrated agricultural production systems; The role of legumes.
AGROSILVOCULTURAL SYSTEMS: Rationale, history, regional importance, and examples; Shrub and tree species for agrosilvocultural systems; Tree/crop interactions; Alley cropping (case study); Modelling approach in agroforestry (practical). AGROPASTORAL SYSTEMS: Rationale, history, regional importance and examples; Ley-farming (case study); Animal/crop interactions; Crop residues quality and utilization; Forage plant/crop interactions; Forage species for agropastoral systems: grasses and legumes.
SILVOPASTORAL SYSTEMS: Rationale, history, regional importance, and examples; Animal/tree interactions; Forage quality of tree foliage; Forage plant/tree interactions; Forage species for silvopastoral systems.
GENERAL: Plant protection aspects in integrated agricultural production systems (system interactions with pests and diseases); Economic evaluation of integrated production systems (case study); Sociological methods related to development and adoption of integrated production systems production technology.

Lectures, discussions. Student seminars or poster presentations. Powerpoint presentations, videos, handouts.

Pratical part: Hands on the Water, Nutrient, and Light Capture in Agroforestry Systems (WaNuLCAS) model

Literature:

Bayer, W., Waters-Bayer, A. (1998): Forage Husbandry, Macmillan Education Ltd., London, UK. 198 p.

Carsky, R.J., Etèka, A.C., Keatinge, J.D.H., Manyong, V.M. (eds.) (2000): Cover Crops for Natural Resource Management in West Africa. Proceedings of a Workshop organized by IITA and CIEPCA, 26-29 October 1999, Cotonou, Benin. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Cotonou, Benin. 316 p.

Haque, I., Jutzi,S., Neate,P.J.H. (eds.) (1986): Potentials of Forage Legumes in Farming Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of a Workshop, 16-19 September 1985, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. nternational Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 569 p.

Humphreys, L.R. (1987): Tropical Pastures and Fodder Crops (2nd ed.), Intermediate Tropical Agriculture Series, Longman, Harlow, UK. 135 p.

Humphreys, L.R. (1994): Tropical Forages: their role in sustainable agriculture. Longman, Harlow, UK. 414 p.

Ruthenberg, H. (1980): Farming systems in the tropics. 3rd ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, UK. 424 p.

Shelton, H.M., Stür, W.W. (eds.) (1991): Forages for Plantation Crops. ACIAR Proceedings No. 32. 168 p.

Skerman, P.J., Riveros, F. (1990): Tropical Grasses, FAO, Rome, Italy. 832 p.

Skerman, P.J., Cameron,D.G., Riveros, F. (1988). Tropical Forage Legumes. Foood and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy. 692 p.

Young, A. (1997): Agroforestry for Soil Management. 2nd ed., CAB International, Wallingford, UK. 320 p.

Location:

Hohenheim

Remarks:

Lecture notes are available in Ilias.

Module:

• 3801-430 Integrated Agricultural Production Systems (compulsory)