| Course ID: | PEK-SL>3844.4.E |
| Course title: | AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT |
| Semester: | 4 / Spring |
| ECTS: | 3 |
| Lectures/Classes: | 15 / 30 hours |
| Field of study: | Ecomomics |
| Study cycle: | 1st cycle |
| Type of course: | --- |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Contact person: | dr Andrzej Kocowicz; andrzej.kocowicz@upwr.edu.pl |
| Short description: | Description of the relationship between agriculture and the environment. Determination of the impact of agriculture on the environment. |
| Full description: | Methods of assessing the sensitivity and suitability of the natural environment for agriculture. Assessment of the influence of agriculture on the environment. The use of mineral and organic fertilizers, their impact on the environment and the possibility of reducing it. The impact of animal husbandry on the environment and the possibilities of reducing it. Threats to the quality of air, soil and water resulting from the use of plant protection products. Ecosystem threats resulting from intensive plant and animal production. Technologies minimizing the impact of agriculture on the environment. |
| Bibliography: | United Nations Conference on trade and development, TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT REVIEW 2013, Make Agriculture Truly Sustainable Now For Food Security, In A Changing Climate, UN Report. Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, Special Issue Editors Suren(dra) Nath Kulshreshtha, Elaine E. Wheaton, MDPI • Basel • Beijing • Wuhan • Barcelona • Belgrade. First Edition 2018. ISBN 978-3-03842-726-1 |
| Learning outcomes: | The student knows methods of assessing the sensitivity and suitability of the natural environment for agriculture. The student is able to assess the influence of agriculture on the environment. The student shows an understanding of the processes occurring in the soil and their impact on the environment. Evaluates and explains the impact of cultivation treatments, application of the plant protection products and fertilization on the environment. The student acquires theoretical and practical knowledge related to the impact of the storage and use of mineral and organic fertilizers on the environment. |
| Assessment methods and assessment criteria: | practical tasks during classes to be performed, final test |