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| VEGE0025-1 | Tropical agroecology
- Principles of tropical agroecology
- Food and industrial crops in tropical regions
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| Duration : | Principles of tropical agroecology : 18h Th, 2h SEM, 4h FT
Food and industrial crops in tropical regions : 36h Th, 12h Pr
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| Lecturer : | Principles of tropical agroecology : Guy Mergeai
Food and industrial crops in tropical regions : Jean-Pierre Baudoin
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| Coordinator : | Jean-Pierre Baudoin |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| Introduction.
Importance and challenges of agriculture in the tropics.
Definition of the concepts of Sustainable Agriculture and Agroecology.
Fundamental principles of the agro-ecological approach to the development of sustainable agricultural production systems.
Characteristics of tropical agro-ecosystems.
Major agro-ecological practices
Case Studies |
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| - cultural and genetic components of tropical crop husbandry
- case studies based upon the biological statut and use of the plant products : food and industrial crops
- research on farms
- methodology of a project on tropical crop husbandry
At the end of the lecture, the student is able to develop a project on tropical crop husbandry on model plant. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Give students a good understanding of the different facets of the concept of sustainable agriculture in the tropics and make them acquire knowledge and skills in agro-ecology to enable them to develop sustainably tropical agro-ecosystems.
At the end of the course, the student must be able:
- Define the principles of agro-ecology and discuss how they are related to the development of sustainable agricultural systems in tropical regions.
- Describe the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the functioning of agricultural ecosystems in tropical regions.
- Propose agro-ecological solutions adapted to the improvement of the physical, physico-chemical and biological properties of soils in tropical regions.
- Propose agro-ecological solutions adapted to the protection of tropical crops. |
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| To develop principles of crop husbandry governing plant production systems in the tropics and analyze these principles through case studies on food and industrial crops
After completing the course the student is expected to
-identify the crop husbandry components in tropical annual and perennial crops
-assess the impact of improvements in tropical crop husbandry
-compare different tropical crop husbandries in relation with plant biology
-design a project of tropical crop husbandry within an agricultural production system |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| - GEOP0002-1 - Pedology
AGRO0001-1 - Compared agriculture -
ENVT2044-1- EC201 - General ecology |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures: 36h
Practical works: 12h |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures: 22h
Seminars:2h |
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| Face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| PDF copy of the slides presented during the lecture.
Lecture notes.
Norman Uphoff, et al. 2006. Biological Approaches to sustainable soil systems. Taylor & Francis. Boca Raton. USA. 764 p.
Azam-Ali SN, Squire GR. 2002. Principles of tropical agronomy. CABI publishing. Oxon. U.K. 236 p. |
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| - Lecture papers and pwp
- Agriculture en Afrique Tropicale, ed. DGCI (Bruxelles), Coordonnateur : R. Raemaekers, 1634 pp
- Crop production in Tropical Africa, ed. DGCI (Bruxelles), Coordonator : R. Raemakers, 1540 pp |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination (90%)
Personal report (10%) |
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| Oral examination (60%)
Personal report (40%)
Utilization of the technical notes is allowed for oral examination |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Technical notes and copies of pwp will be available on-line |
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Contacts :
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| Mergeai, Guy (Chargé de cours)
Phytotechnie tropicale et Horticulture
081 62 21 44
gmergeai@ulg.ac.be |
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| Baudoin, Jean-Pierre (Professeur ordinaire)
Phytotechnie tropicale et Horticulture
081 62 21 12
32-81/622112 |
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| Items online : |
Food and industrial crops in tropical regions
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| notes of lectures and pwp |
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