English title:
Organic farming and regional development
Course ID:
933111
ECTS credits:
3,0
Title in native language:
Ökologische Landwirtschaft und regionale Entwicklung
Ökologische Landwirtschaft und regionale Entwicklung
Term Semester:
Autumn/Winter
Instruction language(s):
German
Course content:
Organic farming is still a growing. More consumers are aware of organic production methods and demand organic products. However, this growth is accompanied by negative aspects, too. One of the main challanges for the future development of the organic farming movement is to remain authentic and to guarantee its values.
We will focus on initiatives that favor a desireable development of organic farming in the future.
We will focus on initiatives that favor a desireable development of organic farming in the future.
Learning outcomes:
* Gain insights about the linkages between organic farming and regional development
* Discuss importance of innovations of organic farmers for regional development
* Discuss importance of innovations of organic farmers for regional development
Teaching and learning methods:
Assessment criteria:
Commitment during the working process
Quality of essay (content, structure, layout)
Quality of the presentation
Disposal of essays: till 23rd of January, 2009, hard-copy + e-mail to susanne.kummer@boku.ac.at and heidrun.leitner@boku.ac.at
Commitment during the working process
Quality of essay (content, structure, layout)
Quality of the presentation
Disposal of essays: till 23rd of January, 2009, hard-copy + e-mail to susanne.kummer@boku.ac.at and heidrun.leitner@boku.ac.at
Exam method:
written (essay) and oral (participation in discussion, presentation of the essay)
Organisation: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Country:
Austria
Acronym:
BOKU
ERASMUS+ code:
A WIEN03
Teaching period summer semester:
22. Feb 2021 - 30. Sep 2021
Teaching period winter semester:
13. Oct 2020 - 21. Feb 2021
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