GRADUATE COURSE IN AGROFORESTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY-OF-AMAZONAS, BRAZIL

After several decades of conflicting priorities, the Universidade do A mazonas has decided to start an Agroforestry Degree Program at the Mas ters level to promote research and train the professionals that are re quired by the region's public and private industries. The program will be run in collaboration with several other organizations and agencies of the region. Students will be able to select from a large number of courses, and they will need to focus on a research problem that is re levant to the region.