CERTIFICATE in Agroforestry

Agroforestry is an agricultural production system that voluntarily integrates trees, shrubs, and perennial crops within cultivated plots or pastures. This approach combines the benefits of forestry and agriculture to optimize space use, diversify production, and enhance the resilience of agroecosystems.

Agroforestry practitioners can serve as technical advisors for agricultural operations, rural development NGOs, research institutions, or environmental consulting firms. They also hold positions as agroecological project coordinators, permaculture trainers, or managers of agroforestry production units.

In the face of climate challenges and soil degradation, the demand for sustainable and multifunctional production systems is rapidly increasing. Skills in agroforestry design open up opportunities in landscape restoration, carbon sequestration projects, sustainable certification programs (low carbon label, FSC-Agroforestry), and territorial reforestation initiatives for productive purposes.