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| RAVT2004-1 | Methodology for the improvement of farming systems
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| Duration : | 21h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Guy Mergeai |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| Introduction
Terminologies and concepts
Origin and description of the diversity of the farms
Analyze and diagnosis of the operation of the farms
Possible actions for the improvement of the farming systems |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The course aims at making acquire the tools necessary to analyze the operation of farming systems in tropical areas and to identify and implement actions allowing the improvement of the performances of these systems.
At the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- understand the concept of system and its applications in agriculture.
- apprehend the operation of a farm as a system.
- appreciate the importance of the various factors which condition the operation of the farming systems in tropical areas.
- determine the characteristics of the cropping and the livestock systems of a farm and to quantify their economic performances.
- establish a typology of farms using qualitative survey methods.
- propose solutions allowing the improvement of the performances of the farming systems met in tropical areas. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Analysis of economic perfomances cropping systems, livestock systems and farming systems in tropical regions. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures: 15h
Exercices: 6h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| - Beets W.C. 1995. Raising and sustaining productivity of smallholder farming systems in the tropics : A handbook of sustainable agricultural development. AgBé Publishing, Alkmaar, Pays-bas.
- De Rosnay J. 1975. Le Macroscope - vers une vision globale. Seuil, Paris, France.
- Mettrick H. 1994. Recherche agricole orientée vers le développement. ICRA, Wageningen, Pays-Bas.
- Ruthenberg H. 1980. Farming systems in the tropics. Clarendon Press, Oxford, Royaume Uni. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination (100%) |
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Contacts :
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| Mergeai, Guy (Chargé de cours)
Phytotechnie tropicale et Horticulture
081 62 21 44
mergeai.g@fsagx.ac.be |
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