Territories and farms

The module is structured around 4 sequences. Sequence 1 presents the basic concepts and frameworks for analyzing a farm and its functioning, with its bio-physical, technical and economic determinants. In sequence 2, the decision-making processes of the farmer that underlie the constitution and management of cropping systems within the farm are examined in depth. The last two sequences deal with the territory scale. Sequence 3 deals with the representation of the diversity of cropping systems and farms, and its application to the analysis of the joint dynamics of agricultural uses and water resources in a territory. Sequence 4 addresses the issue of the coordination of technical choices of farms within a territory, with an application to the management of a watershed.

The objectives of the module are to provide students with a framework for reading and representing 1- the decision-making processes that underlie agricultural practices (cropping systems) at the farm level and 2- the diversity of farming systems and farms at the territorial level. These analysis grids are oriented towards questions of evaluation of the pressures exerted on the water resource (quantity and quality), evaluation of the margins of maneuver, and individual or collective decision support for the change of practices.

Required prerequisites*:

EU Water and Crop Production

Recommended prerequisites*:

knowledge of the basic concepts of agronomy: crop system, technical itinerary, production function

Control of knowledge : continuous control

Review:

Continuous monitoring:

Indoor exam, subject combining agronomic and economic approaches

Syllabus:

Management, Farming, Production system, Irrigation, Territory, Cultivation practices