Duration
20h Th, 4h FT
Number of credits
| Bachelor in landscape architect | 2 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in bioengineering | 2 crédits | |||
| Master in innovation management and the food design (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits | |||
| Master in smart rurality (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Substitute(s)
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
1. Introduction : diversity of agricultural forms thorough the world ;
2. Human presence and needs of agricultural products;
3. "System" concept and its application in agriculture;
4. Natural and socio-economical factors determining agricultural activities;
5. Production factors involved in agriculture;
6. Vegetal productions;
7. Animal productions;
8. Characterization of agrarian systems;
9.Diversity of farming systems in Europe;
10. Farming systems in North American Great Plains
11.Case studies of agrarian systems in tropical regions
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Approach of the diversity of main farming systems around the world, as a result of ecological and historic features and socio-economical, political and technological evolution. Assessment of farming systems, based on productivity, stability, autonomy and sustainability. After completing the course, the student is expected to: - Understand how agriculture works in the different part of the world; - Analyze a farming system, depending on main factors which can determine or influence it; - Give a critical interpretation on agricultural systems functioning mode.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Visit on the Experimental Farm to get in touch with cropping practices: 2h
Lectures "ex cathedra" given by one of the two professors according to their expertise, depending on the thema: 20h
The lectures presenting the main farming systems of the tropical regions are illustrated by films made by the "Insititut de recherche pour le Développement" (IRD).
Visit on the Experimental Farm to get in touch with cropping practices: 2h
Lectures "ex cathedra" given by one of the two professors according to their expertise, depending on the thema: 20h
The lectures presenting the main farming systems of the tropical regions are illustrated by films made by the "Insititut de recherche pour le Développement" (IRD).
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
PPT on e-campus Elzebroeck Ton, Wind Koop (2008). Guide to cultivated plants. CABI, xi, 540 p.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination in june (100%)
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Bodson, Bernard (Professeur - Gestionnaire) Phytotechnie des Régions tempérées 081 62 21 40 b.bodson@ulg.ac.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
powerpoint audio mp4
Assessment subjects
idem as usual , only experimental farm visit is delete
Assessment methods
QCM on eCampus
Contacts
idem