Certificate No. AJA19-0226
COURSE SYLLABUS: ECOLOGY- INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE
Course Code : Ecology
Course Title: Introduction to Ecological Agriculture
No. of Units : 3 units
Prerequisite/Co-requisite : Crop Science 2
Total No. of Hours: 90 hours
Course Description: Principles and practices of Ecological Agriculture
Course Learning Outcomes :
At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
1. Explain the principles of ecological agriculture;
2. Distinguish and differentiate agricultural practices in terms of ecological soundness and other sustainability parameters; and
3. Compare the features of the various approaches to ecological agriculture.
TOPICS
I. VMGO/Introduction
A. Background/Overview
of Agriculture
A.1. Historical and
Ecological Context of
Agriculture
A.2. Modern Agriculture:
Its Features and Impacts
A.3. Issues and Concerns
in Agriculture
B. Relevance of Ecological
Agricultural Practices To
Food Security
C. Basic Ecological
Concepts
Time
Allotment
CLO
1
COURSE LEARNING PLAN
CLO CLO
Teaching and Learning
2
3
Activities
Outcomes-Based
Assessments
References
II.
III.
Principles of Ecological
Agriculture
A. Diversity (genetic,
species, ecosystem)
B. Integrated Nutrient
Cycling
C. Soil and Water
Conservation
Ecological Agriculture
Practices
A. Soil Biology, Soil
Fertility
Restoration/Building
Process
B. Ecological Pest
Management (insects,
weeds, pathogens)
C. Ecological Crop
Husbandry Practices
D. Ecological Animal
Husbandry Practices
E. Seeds and Cultivars
Improvement in
Ecological Agriculture
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IV.
Comparison of Various
Models or Approaches
to Ecological
Agriculture
A. Organic Farming
B. Bio-dynamic Farming
C. Permaculture
D. Natural Farming
E. Others (Low External
Input Sustainable
Agriculture,
Regenerative
Agriculture, Resource
Efficient Production,
Keyline Farming, etc.
F. Conversion
studies/models
G. Planning the
conservation process
from high external
input to low external
input agriculture
V.
Sustainable Agriculture
(SA)
A. Definition, Concepts
B. Barriers to the
Adoption of SA
C. Institutional and
Policy Aspects of SA
VI.
Field Exposure and
Discussion
Certificate No. AJA19-0226
Certificate No. AJA19-0226