Course title
Theory and Practices of Sustainable Agriculture   [Theory and Practices of Sustainable Agriculture]
Course category specialized courses/ major subjects  Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year   Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 18139
Instructor(s)
山田 祐彰, 及川 洋征   [YAMADA Masaaki, OIKAWA Yosei]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
This course provides basic concepts, theories and backgrounds of sustainable agriculture (SA) with a special focus on agroforestry systems. Participants study the cases of SA in various countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America to share and exchange ideas how to apply the case studies for agricultural development in participants' countries.
Expected Learning
1) To understand the basic concept of sustainable agriculture
2) To deepen insights for promoting sustainable agriculture in home countries.

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy:
See the curriculum maps.
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
1. Introduction: What is sustainable agriculture? (Background and history)
2. What should we “sustain” in agriculture? (Theories of SA)
3. How sustainable are agricultural systems in your countries?
4. What is agroforestry? (Background, history, and current status)
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of agroforestry? (Theories of AF)
6. How sustainable are agroforestry practices in your countries?
7. How can we develop agroforestry projects? (Group project presentation)
Prerequisites
Participants will make presentations in groups of several people on the last day, so preparation and review of classes should be conducted by group for standard hours set by the University.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Printed materials will be distributed at class as necessary.
References
Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition: Proceedings of the FAO International Symposium, 18-19 September 2014, Rome, Italy. FAO, 2015 http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4729e.pdf (7.2MB)
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 (1.7MB) Nair, PKR (ed.) An Introduction to Agroforestry. Kluwer, 1993
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/units/library/books/PDFs/32_An_introduction_to_agroforestry.pdf (7.6MB)
Assessment/Grading
Participation (30%), and group presentation and report (70%)
Message from instructor(s)
Participants are expected to prepare answers to the above questions, and recommended to take the course of Introduction to Charcoal Application.
Course keywords
Biochar, local biomass, organic farming, appropriate technology
Office hours
On appointment after class, or by e-mail communications.
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Lecture Language
English
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2/11/2022 5:01:56 PM