Course title
国際環境農学   [International Environmental and Agricultural Science]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 3  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 01ag3003
Instructor(s)
聶 海松   [NIE Haisong]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
Faculty staffs in the Department of International Environmental and
Agricultural Science will provide basic knowledge and information on current problems and updated issues for international perspectives of environmental agriculture..
Expected Learning
Understand the current situation and problems of global agriculture and develop an ability to tackle the problems scientifically.

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma Policy: See the Curriculum maps. (URL: https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ )
Course schedule
(2022)

1: Introduction(Nie)
2: Study of agrochemical mobility in farm fields for environmental risk reduction Ⅰ (Watanabe)
3: Study of agrochemical mobility in farm fields for environmental risk reduction Ⅱ (Watanabe)
4: Forest management and water/soil conservation in watersheds(Gomi)
5: Irrigated paddy field and its water quality in Southeast Asia (Kato)
6: Useful microorganisms for agricultural production (Okazaki)
7:Recent development of plant science and crop production in developing countries (Katsura)
8: Production, sustainability and roles of a global citizen (Oikawa)
9: Case studies in the Field of International Biological Production and Resource Science(Oikawa)
10: Technical Cooperation for sustainable agricultural development in developing countries (Yamada)
11: Water resource problems in Central Asia (Kawabata)
12: Population issues in developing countries (Nie)
13: Environment and Economy (Maru)
14: Adjusting agriculture to climate change: Challenges for family farmers in West Africa and sustainable agricultural development in the region(Yamada and others)
15: Summary of the course (Nie)
Prerequisites
Interest in international environemental agriculture and basic knowledge of agricultural environmental problems.
To conduct learning according to the learning time of our university.
Students are recommended to prepare for and revise the lectures, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the university in addition to the attendance of lecture.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Handouts will be provided at each class
References
Handouts will be provided at each class
Assessment/Grading
Short essay containing summary and feedback about the class should be submitted each time.
Message from instructor(s)
We expect the students' active participation and constructive discussion about the agricultural and environmental issues in class.
Course keywords
Sustainability, global agriculture, developing countries, tropics
Office hours
Contact: Each lecturer will respond to inquiries by e-mail.
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
Related URL
http://www.tuat.ac.jp/~ieas/english/index.html
Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
2/9/2022 3:35:56 PM