Course title
環境農業協力論   [International Cooperation on Sustainable Agriculture]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 1  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 05MI5031
Instructor(s)
山田 祐彰   [YAMADA Masaaki]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
This course provides practical knowledge and skills for writing development proposals, which are related to and often mixed up with research proposals, especially in the rural settings where agricultural researchers and extension specialists endeavor towards sustainable rural development. Special case-study sessions will be given by the staff of international technical cooperation projects launched by this university. The course participants are encouraged to share experience of development initiatives with classmates for deepening their insights in sustainability question. Finally, pilot proposals for technical cooperation will be made by groups and presented in class.
Expected Learning
Learn about effective grant writing for development intervention projects, and understand differences between research planning and development project planning.
Course schedule
01) Introduction
02) Sustainable agriculture - what are the environmental challenges for agriculture?
03) cont.
04) Needs of technical cooperation beneficiaries
05) Appropriate technology for rural development
06) cont.
07) Japanese institutions in agricultural development cooperation
08) Planning and grant acquisition of international cooperation projects
09) Implementation and evaluation of international cooperation projects - Project Cycle Management (PCM), monitoring and evaluation procedures
10) cont.
11) Case Study: TUAT development cooperation projects
12) cont.
13) Group Work - presentation of project proposals for sustainable development
14) cont.
15) Conclusion - effective intervention for sustainable rural development
Prerequisites
English language is used in class. Participants are recommended to also take International Development and Cooperation focused on the basic and theoretical issues of sustainable rural development, and IEAS Communication Exercise.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Handouts will be provided in class.
References
See handouts.
Assessment/Grading
Mutual evaluation of two group projects (80%), and active participation in class (20%).

Message from instructor(s)
Sustainable development is an urgent issue in the era of accelerated globalization, as poverty in the developing countries has been triggering other major socio-economic problems worldwide. Let us study and overcome this universal challenge together.
Course keywords
sustainable agriculture, international cooperation, appropriate technology, project planning, project evaluation
Office hours
E-mail to the instructor for appointment.
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
Related URL
http://www.tuat.ac.jp/~ieas/
Lecture Language
English
Language Subject
Last update
3/31/2017 6:42:52 PM