1. Rahim Mirzaei : Assistant professor in Institute of Scientific and Applied Higher Education of Jahad e Agriculture

2. Iran has about 13 m.ha.forest and located in arid and semi arid region: The Hyrcanian Forests Arasbarani Forests Irano – Touranian Forests Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman Forests Zagros Forests

3. Hyrcanian forests: Fagus spp.-Quercus spp-Acer spp.

4. Irano – Touranian forests Quercus spp.- pistacia spp

5. Southern forest Acacia spp.- prosopis spp.

6. Zagros forests Quercus spp. Pistacia spp.

7. Dry forests Haloxylon spp. Tammarix spp.

8. The main problems : Forestry section in government and Forestry departments in universities resist of agriculture activities in forests Farmers (agriculture section) don’t accept trees on or around their forms But there are many traditional agroforestry systems in Iran.

9. Some kind of agroforestry systems in Iran silvo pasture agro silvo pasture horti silvo pasture api silviculture wind breaks aqui silvo pasture etc.

10. Ministry of science, research and technology University of Applied Science and Technology The Institute of Scientific and Applied Higher Education of Jahad e Agriculture (ITVHE) Department of Natural Resources and Water and Soil

11. Agroforestry courses planning University Research professors Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization Experts of naturalresources and water and soil department

12. Agroforestry HND course(units name) Special unit Main unit Fundament al units: General units: Proper trees and shrubs for agroforestry, agroforestry systems1, silviculture in agroforestry, social forestry, utilization in agroforestry, economics in agroforestry, nursery and afforestation, agroforestry and soil, conservation and rehabilitation in agroforestry, novitiate. Foreign language, climatology, soil science, survey, rural sociology and promotion, agronomy in dry land, horticulture, range management, soil and water conservation, irrigation, animal husbandry, Mathematic and statistics, botany, ecology, computer. Anybody must study 11 unites in HND of all courses in Iran.

13. Agroforestry BS. Course(units name) Voluntary units Special units Main units Fundamental units: General units: Reparative units: Bio climate of Iran, aquaculture, apiculture, utilization of non wood products, wind breaks, plant eco physiology, forest ecology, socio-economic problems in agroforestry, evaluation and control of project. Special foreign language, planting fast growing trees, animal management in agroforestry, allelopathy, tree management in agroforestry, attendant plant management in agroforestry, agroforestry systems 2, productivity in agroforestry, project, novitiate. Dendrology, aerial and satellite interpretation, land use planning, forest management, GIS, relation between soil and water and plant, water resource management, seed and seedling producing. Statistic and inventory, proper software in agroforestry, statistical plans in agriculture, survey2. Anybody must study 9 unites in BS. of all courses in Iran Agronomy, horticulture, animal husbandry, irrigation, climatology.

14. Agroforestry graduates year20002001200220032004200520062007 Number of students 1518342168 5660

15. With best wishes