| Course title | |||||
| 生産環境システム学特論 [Advanced Production and Environmental Systems] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 0.5 | ||
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 96413 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 東城 清秀 [TOJO Seishu] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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“Postharvest technologies and systems for utilizing crop residues” Utilization of crop residues will be discussed to maintain the sustainable agriculture and promote the development of sixth-order industry. The needed technologies for collecting, processing and distributing crop residues are explained prospectively reviewing traditional uses and problems. The use of crop residue as biofuel referring to the measure against global warming and as biomass referring to circulatory agriculture are also lectured. Participants will discuss challenges on developing technologies and systems for using crop residues considering local agriculture and regional activation. |
| Expected Learning |
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+ Understand the current situation in quantitative terms of agriculture, food system, environmental problems. + Discuss the postharvest technologies and system for utilizing crop residues to solve the above mentioned problems |
| Course schedule |
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1. Traditional use of crop residue and agricultural waste in rural area in Japan 2. Potential of crop residue productions in Japan and world 3. Roles and challenges of crop residue referring to the measure against global warming 4. Roles and challenges of crop residue for promoting circulatory agricultural system |
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| Handouts will be provided in class |
| References |
| To be announced in the lectures. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Based on report. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Crop residues are such attractive and prospective materials to promote the sustainable society and agriculture in the world. Please join the discussion of utilizing crop residue biomass. |
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| Last update |
| 5/10/2017 10:25:54 AM |