Basics of agroecology

After defining intensive agriculture and analyzing its risks/benefits, this module will allow students to reflect on the different possible ways to make agriculture evolve in an agroecological approach. Examples such as biopesticides, ecological intensification and soil management will be developed. A visit of a company working for a sustainable agriculture is also organized. The site visited varies from year to year depending on the students' wishes and the availability of the companies. Example of visits made within the framework of this module: Bayer, Vilmorin, Geves, CTIFL, sudExpé...

Licenciales.

The students will be asked to present a project or a business creation developing innovative proposals to change cultivation practices, or any other use of plant products in order to reduce the environmental impact.

Knowledge

• Know the basics of intensive agriculture and its strengths/weaknesses
• Know the basics of the levers that can be used in agroecology
• To know the basics and the interest of the culture of plants on contaminated media  

How to do it

• Know how to read and understand a scientific article and a meta-analysis

How to be

• To develop the desire to undertake in the field of agroecology.

Hourly volumes* :

            CM : 7,5

            TD : 9

            Land : 3

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