| Course title | |||||
| English Listening and Reading for Biological production II [English Listening and Reading for Biological production Ⅱ] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 3～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 01AN3110 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 本林 隆, 佐藤 幹, 杉村 智史, 天竺桂 弘子, 伊藤 克彦, 田中 治夫, 大川 泰一郎 [MOTOBAYASHI Takashi, SATO Kan, SUGIMURA Satoshi, TABUNOKI Hiroko, ITO Katsuhiko, TANAKA Haruo, OKAWA Taiichiro] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| The goal of this course is to understand the basic theories as well as the present situations and challenges regarding agribusiness and sustainable agriculture through English. The course consisits of the two subjects: "Principles and Potentials of Agribusiness" and "Theory and Practices of Sustainable Agriculture." |
| Expected Learning |
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To deepen an understanding of various issues related to agribusiness and sustainable agriculture and to explain such issues in English. Corresponding criteria in the Diploma Policy: See the Curriculum maps. (URL: https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ ) |
| Course schedule |
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< Principles and Potentials of Agribusiness > 1. Introduction, Overview of agriculture, agribusiness, and agricultural markets, Explanation of assignment (own project) 2. Basic economics: supply and demand, market equilibrium 3. Behavior of agribusiness agents: private firms vs. cooperatives 4. Strategies of agribusiness firms: price discrimination, integration, scale economies and scope economies 5. Presentation by students (I), Branding and certification 6. Food safety and risk analysis 7. Presentation by students (II) 8. Summary, Final examination < Theory and Practices of Sustainable Agriculture > 1. Course introduction: Why, what, and how will we study about SA? 2. Why and how has SA been developed? (Background and history of SA) 3. What should we “sustain” in agriculture? (Theories of SA) 4. How sustainable is agriculture in your country? Presentation by students (I) 5. What is agroforestry? (Background, history, and current status) 6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of agroforestry? 7. How sustainable are agroforestry systems in the tropics? How can we develop agroforestry projects? 8. Conclusion, Presentation by students (II) ** The order of a series of lectures above may change due to some unexpected events. |
| Prerequisites |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| No specific textbook is used. The handouts will be distributed in class. |
| References |
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< Principles and Potentials of Agribusiness > Cliff Ricketts and Kristina Ricketts, Agribusiness: Fundamentals and Applications (2nd ed.), Delmar, 2009. < Theory and Practices of Sustainable Agriculture > Altieri, MA and Nicholls, CI, Agroecology and the Search for a Truly Sustainable Agriculture. UNEP, 2005 http://www.agroeco.org/doc/agroecology-engl-PNUMA.pdf |
| Assessment/Grading |
| A final grade will be given based on the performarmance for the two subjects: "Principles and Potentials of Agribusiness" and "Theory and Practices of Sustainable Agriculture." |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| A student who wishes to complete this course with 2 credits, should take both subjects: "Principles and Potentials of Agribusiness" and "Theory and Practices of Sustainable Agriculture." If you take only one subject of the two, you will be given no credit. |
| Course keywords |
| Agribusiness, Food system, Value-added agriculture, Sustainable agriculture, Orgnic farming, Agroforestry |
| Office hours |
| Right after each class or by appointment through E-mail upon request. |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
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| Last update |
| 2/25/2019 11:59:16 AM |