SystËme de Culture I

Course content:
An outline of the General System Theory
Various applications in horticulture of the General System Theory
Introduction (1) to the systematic approach and, (2) to the design of innovative seeding - Case studies
ï conceptual modelling (S7)
ï formal modelling (S8)
ï decision making tools in crop management (efficient scheduling, timely harvesting ...) (S8)
ï putting into place and, tracking a strand of markers (S8)

Fieldtrips (S7) to producers (1/3 study group): trips to 2 farms living of the same production processes (2X4h)

Tutorial
S7 : Comparative analysis of the farms (1/3 study group) - Gap analysis
S8 : Case study: Innovative processes