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AGRI5549 International Agriculture: Research and Development
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
(see Timetable) Availability Location Mode Semester 1 Online Online timetabled - Content
- This unit explores the role of research and development in productivity increases of selected agricultural systems of international interest. Agricultural science, and related disciplines, plays an important role in our understanding of the constraints and challenges associated with food and fibre production, and the development of innovative solutions for improved productivity of sustainable agricultural systems. The unit provides an introduction to the analysis of agricultural systems. You will learn how to evaluate the role and impact of new farming practices within an existing system, including consideration of technical, social and economic factors. The fundamentals of soils and land capability, selected crops and livestock species and systems, of world interest, are introduced and students evaluate case studies integrating the physical, biological and socioeconomic characteristics of selected farming systems. The important contribution of agricultural science to how selected commodities are produced, the benefits to livelihoods of communities, and to meeting the increasing world demand for food and fibre, are emphasised in the series of lectures, discussions, student presentations, a written reports, and a half-day field excursion
- Outcomes
- Students are able to (1) demonstrate sound knowledge of selected agricultural systems of international interest; (2) understand the application of some principals of economics and decision-theory for prioritisation of agricultural research and development projects within an international setting; (3) identify constraints and challenges associated with food and/or fibre production systems, as well as propose research needs and/or solutions for improved productivity and sustainable systems; (4) demonstrate a capacity for broad and critical thinking in relation to how agricultural systems function and how agricultural research is conducted; (5) communicate about key factors related to international agricultural research and agricultural systems; and (6) interpret research and development pertaining to international agricultural systems.
- Assessment
- Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) preparation of written summary reports; (2) written final report; and (3) oral presentation (group work) and participation as audience for all student presentations. Further information is available in the unit outline.
- Unit Coordinator(s)
- Associate Professor Louise Barton
- Unit rules
- Prerequisites:
- Enrolment in 72510 Master of Agricultural Science or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics or HON-AGSCI Agricultural Science
- Co-requisites:
- Nil
- Advisable prior study:
- SCIE4409 Fundamentals of Agricultural Science
- Incompatibility:
- Nil
- Contact hours
- lectures: 2 hours per week; workshops: up to 3 hours per week
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