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	Study programmes 2012-2013 Last update : 18/06/2013
	AGRO0012-2   Special tropical crop husbandry, second part Duration :   12h Th, 12h SEM Number of credits :   Required preliminary complements to register in the Advanced Master in Development, Environment and Communities 2 Master in Agricultural Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 2nd year 2 Required preliminary complements to register in the Advanced Master in Rural Economics and Sociology 2 Required preliminary complements to Advanced Master in Plant and Animal Resource Management in tropical environment 2 Lecturer :   Jean-Pierre Baudoin Language(s) of instruction :   French language Organisation and examination :   Teaching in the first semester, review in January Course contents :   -Methodology for innovation transfer in tropical agriculture -Analysis of an approach of transfer based on production systems -development of a project "research-development" in crop husbandry Learning outcomes of the course :   To develop a project of crop husbandry in tropical regions, taking into account the physical, biological and socioeconomical environment of a well targeted zone. To point out the constraints, the solutions and the prospects After completing the course the student is expected to -design research methodologies to improve tropical cropping systems -criticize thematic and systemic research in tropical crop husbandry -develop a project of experimentation trials aimed at improving tropical crop husbandry Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :   Planned learning activities and teaching methods :   Lectures: 12h Seminars: 12h Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :   Face-to-face: 18h Non face-to-face: 6h Recommended or required readings :   Lecture papers and pwp L'amélioration des plantes tropicales. Ed. by A. Charrier, M. Jacquot, S. Hamon, D. Nicolas. CIRAD-ORSTOM Repères 1997, 623pp. Agriculture en Afrique tropicale - Crop production in Tropical Africa (2001). DGCI, Bruxelles 1540pp Assessment methods and criteria :   Oral examination (50%) Personal report (50%) Utilization of technical notes and pwp is allowed for the oral examination Work placement(s) :   Organizational remarks :   Technical notes and copies of pwp are available on line Contacts :   Baudoin, Jean-Pierre (Professeur ordinaire) Phytotechnie tropicale et Horticulture 081 62 21 12 32-81/622112 Items online :   special tropical crop husbandry, 2nd part notes of lectures and pwp Home Search by Faculty Search by teacher Search by course code and title
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