Course: Sustainable Farming

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Course title Sustainable Farming
Course code KAES/QTUZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Perná Kristýna, Mgr. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Sustainable development - terminology, content, basis dimension of sustainability, policy of sustainable development, sustainable farming in the rural countryside, agroecosystems, sustainable farming, organic and integrated farming, farming systems executed on agricultural land, productive and non-productive functions of agriculture, instruments of susatainable development, indicators of evaluation and support of non-productive functions.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies)
  • Preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 20 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 50 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subject aims to introduce the principles of sustainable agriculture
After completing the subject, the student is able to decide on the possibilities of activities in sustainable agriculture based on landscape potential and economic and social situation.
Prerequisites
General knowledge of science subjects at high school and newly at ZFJU, botany, agriculture.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam, Seminar work

Credit Requirements: Participation in consultations, elaboration and presentation of seminar work individually or in pairs Examination Requirements: Written test (80% of successful completion), analysis of incomplete or incomplete answers.
Recommended literature
  • Demo, M., Látečka, M. Projektování trvalo udržatelných polnohospodárskych systemov v krajine.. 2000.
  • Gliessman, S. R. Agroekology. London, 2000.
  • Váchal, J., Moudrý, J. Projektování trvale udržitelných systémů hospodaření. JU ZF v Č. Budějovicích, 2002.


Study plans that include the course
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