| Course title | |||||
| 生物生産科学フロンティア講義Ⅷ [Special Lectures on Frontier of Biological Production Ⅷ] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 0.5 | ||
| Department | Year | 1～ | Semester | Spring | |
| Course type | Spring | Course code | 05MP5109 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 伊ヶ崎 健大 [] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| Severity of desertification and food shortage is intensifying in West Africa (especially in the semi-arid region). In this lecture, agro-ecosystem and current state of desertification and food shortage in West Africa is firstly outlined and then, countermeasures against these problems developed by the lecturer will be introduced. |
| Expected Learning |
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(1) Understanding of the agro-ecosystem in West Africa (2) Understanding of the mechanisms of desertification and food shortage in West Africa (3) Understanding of the requirements for countermeasures against desertification and food shortage in West Africa |
| Course schedule |
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Time: 13:00-18:00, May 12 and 19 (2 days), 2017 Room: 209, Building 6 (1) Agro-ecosystem in West Africa (2) Desertification caused by wind and water erosion in West Africa (3) Current state of food shortage in West Africa (4) Countermeasures against desertification in West Africa (5) Techniques for increasing crop yield in West Africa |
| Prerequisites |
| No prerequisites. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Handout will be distributed. |
| References |
| No English publications. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Attendance rate (40%) and essay score (60%) |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| No expertise is required. |
| Course keywords |
| Sub-Saharan Africa, semi-arid, soil degradation, soil erosion, pearl millet, sorghum |
| Office hours |
| Remarks 1 |
| Lecture in Japanese |
| Remarks 2 |
| Related URL |
| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 3/23/2017 5:07:43 PM |