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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
HORT0011-1  Analysis of the network of operators in the horticulture industry
Duration :  12h Th, 4h Pr, 8h FT
Credits/ECTS :  
Master in Agricultural Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 2nd yearFirst semester2
Master in Chemistry and Bio-industries, Professional Focus, 2nd yearFirst semester2
Master in Forests and natural Areas Engineering, Professional Focus, 1st yearFirst semester2
Holder(s) :  Monique Bodson
Language :  French language
Course contents :  - Case study and identification of the constraints in local or international context
- Business units typology and the conditions of profitability
Course objective :  Identification of the specific operators in the horticultural chain and their role in the chain management
Interests and constraints of the sector structuration
Approach of the production valorization processes
After completing the course the student is expected to
- Discuss the chain concept in relation to its implication for the business unit management;
- To identify and discuss the value chain and links between entrepreneurail activities.
- Conceive tools facilitating the management of the appropriate controls at the various steps of the chain
- Analyze the impact of the biotechnological options on the chain operators
Prerequisites :  -- TA207 - Agro-food industry
-- CA211 - Plant protection products bases
-- HG205 - Horticulture production systems
-- PP201 - Bases of phytopathology
Organization :  Lectures : 12h
Practical Works : 4h
Field-study trip and visits : 8h
Written notes :  Publications and reprints provided to the students during the lessons
Assessment :  Oral examination (50%)
Personal report (50%)
Contacts :  Bodson, Monique (Professeur)
Physiologie végétale à finalité horticole
081 62 24 16
bodson.m@fsagx.ac.be


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