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Conclusion

Indeed, students gain the knowledge on how to planning and designing a plan for an agroforestry project. The most important thing is students know on how to synthesis and propose ways to adapt application of agroforestry system in different landscape. Agrosilvopastural system give more positive effect compared to negative effect. The positive effects are given job opportunities to the community, can cut off the cost for weeding when use the sheep and tree can acts as shelter for the livestock. This land-use system places emphasis on interaction between different plants (crops and trees or bushes), which helps maintain soil fertility at satisfactory levels, helps minimize the need for chemical nutrients and fertilizers, which, among other positive effects, and reduces the content of chemicals in agricultural runoff. The interactions present comprise aspects of the nutrient and water cycle, the microclimate and the biodiversity, and consequently, can be summarized in an improved economic yield as well as environmental protection with overall sustainable benefits.

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