38.2 - Profit Maximization | CIRPS

SUSTAINABILITY AND WORLD AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE SYSTEMS

Section 1 - Introduction to Sustainable Agricultural Developments - (5 hours)

1.1 - The Importance of agriculture
1.2 - The Importance of agriculture
1.3 - Main Types of agricultural systems in the world
1.4 - Main Types of agricultural systems in the world
2.1 - Traditional Agriculture
2.2 - Green Revolution
2.3 - Introduction to Sustainable Development
2.4 - The Three E
3.1 - The role of research and training
3.2 - The role of research and training
3.3 - Holistic Vision of sustainable and non sustainable development
3.4 - Relation between social sustainability and ecological sustainability
4.1 - Introduction to industrial agriculture
4.2 - Reduction of the diversity of plant, microbial and animal species
4.3 - Ecosystem functions
4.4 - Ecosystem functions
5.1 - Ecosystems Costly Activity
5.2 - Global Footprint
5.3 - Global Footprint
5.4 - Intensification with simplification

Section 2 - Urbanization and Food Necessity (3 hours)

6.1 - Limit of land available, Land use categories, Land degradation (part I)
6.2 - Limit of land available, Land use categories, Land degradation (part II)
6.3 - Soiling and cementification (part I)
6.4 - Soiling and cementification (part II)
7.1 - Land grabbing (part I)
7.2 - Land grabbing (part II)
7.3 - Natural Resources Degradation (part I)
7.4 - Natural Resources Degradation (part II)
8.1 - Food waste
8.2 - Hunger and its causes
8.3 - Food Insecurity
8.4 - From Agriculture to Food Security

Section 3 - Traditional Agriculture and Agroecoloogy (5 hours)

9.1 - Rural Landscape
9.2 - Natural Ecosystem
9.3 - Agriculture Effects
9.4 - Cropland and Desertification
10.1 - Agriculture and Biodiversity
10.2 - Climate Change and Agriculture
10.3 - Strengths and Weakness of Modern Agriculture
10.4 - Traditional Agriculture
11.1 - Sustainable Development Goals
11.2 - Agroecology
11.3 - Elements of Agroecology
11.4 - Agroecology Strategies
12.1 - Traditional Agriculture and Heritage
12.2 - Global Important Agricultural Heritage
12.3 - Global Important Agricultural Heritage
12.4 - Global Important Agricultural Heritage- Sites
13.1 - Global Important Agricultural Heritage - Sites
13.2 - Complexity of the Problems
13.3 - Sustainability Science
13.4 - Final Considerations

Section 4 - Sustainable Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) (7 hours)

14.1 - History of CEA
14.2 - CEA, Worldwide Challenge and Solutions
14.3 - CEA, diffusion and technology
14.4 - CEA and future trends
15.1 - Sustainable Greenhouse Production: Introduction and cover materials
15.2 - Sustainable Greenhouse Production: Structural Classification
15.3 - Sustainable Greenhouse Production: Technological classification.
15.4 - Sustainable Greenhouse Production goals
16.1 - Introduction to greenhouse climate management
16.2 - Climate Management: Solar radiation in Greenhouse
16.3 - Climate Management: Climate Management equipment
16.4 - Climate Management: Evaporative Cooling and Heating System
17.1 - Introduction to soilless farming techniques
17.2 - Soilless Farming techniques: Advantages and Disadvantages
17.3 - Soilless Farming techniques: Substrates
17.4 - Soilless Farming techniques: Growing systems
18.1 - Introduction to the Artificial Lighting
18.2 - Artificial Lighting: The Color of light for plant growth
18.3 - Artificial Lighting: Led light
18.4 - Artificial Lighting: Effect of Artificial Lighting on plant growth
19.1 - Indoor Urban Farming: Introduction
19.2 - Cities and Ecology (part. 1)
19.3 – Cities and Ecology (part. 2)
19.4 - Future of Urban Farming
20.1 - Innovations in hydroponic system: 3D and Film farming
20.2 - Innovations in hydroponic system: Solar powered greenhouse
20.3 - Technological innovations: IoT and Blockchain
20.4 - Greenhouse Planning: Business Plan, Marketing and Economics

Section 5 - Natural Active Ingredients useful for Crop Protection (2 hours)

21.1 - Current State on Pesticides
21.2 - Current State in Pesticides - Innovative Plant Protection Strategies
21.3 - Innovative Plant Protection Strategies - Natural Active Ingredients useful for Crop Protection
21.4 - Innovative Plant Protection Strategies - Natural Active Ingredients useful for Crop Protection
22.1 - The power of Agro-wastes for sustainable Plant Protection
22.2 - The power of agro-wastes for sustainable plant protection - Lignin based Pesticides
22.3 - Lignin based Pesticides (part I)
22.4 - Lignin based Pesticides (part II)
Didactic materials

Section 6 - Principles of Plant Protection (2 hours)

23.1 - Principles of Plant Protection in Organic Agriculture (part 1)
23.2 - Principles of Plant Protection in Organic Agriculture (part 2)
23.3 - Principles of Plant Protection in Organic Agriculture (part 3)
23.4 - Principles of Plant Protection in Organic Agriculture (part 4)
24.1 - Principles of Plant Protection in Organic Agriculture (part 5)
24.2 - Principles of Plant Protection in Organic Agriculture (part 6)
24.3 - Principles of Plant Protection in Organic Agriculture (part 7)
24.4 - Principles of Plant Protection in Organic Agriculture (part 8)

Section 7 - From Field to Table (2 hours)

25.1 - Sustainable Approaches For A Sustainable Environment
25.2 - Sustainable Strategies Against Post Harvest Pathogens – Part 1
25.3 - Sustainable Strategies Against Post Harvest Pathogens – Part 2
25.4 - From Field To Table: Life Cycle Assessment And The Role Of Plant Protection In Sustainable
26.1 - Pesticide in EU – Part 1
26.2 - Pesticide in EU – Part 2
26.3 - Biocontrol Agents: Bacillus amyloliquefaciens D747 and other BCA based commercial product
26.4 - EPPO European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
Didactic materials

Section 8 - Ecosystems and Resilience of Natural Ecosystems (6 hours)

27.1 - Ecosystems and Resilience of Natural Ecosystems
27.2 - Ecological Resilience and Resilience of Socio-Ecological Systems
27.3 - Resilience of Agroecosystems
27.4 - Resilience of Agroecosystems to Climate Change
28.1 - Agroecosystems with Low Environmental Impact
28.2 - Multifunctional Agriculture
28.3 - Multifunctional Agriculture: Practices and Challenges
28.4 - Intensification without Simplification
29.1 - SDG 2: Zero Hunger
29.2 - Food Systems
29.3 - Local and Seasonal Food Systems
29.4 - Minimize Losses in Future Agriculture
30.1 - Land and Biodiversity
30.2 - Biodiversity Protection
30.3 - Protecting the Level of Genetic Diversity and Species on the Landscape
30.4 - Biophysical Resource Management
31.1 - Waste and Waste Management
31.2 - Waste and SDGs
31.3 - Waste Prevention, Reduction, Reuse
31.4 - Agricultural Waste
32.1 - Energy and Energy Sources
32.2 - Green Energy and Renewable Resources: the 2030 Agenda and SDG 7
32.3 - Transition from Non - Renewable to Renewable Resources
32.4 - Green Energy and Green Economy

Section 9 - Agroforestry (2 hours)

33.1 - Agroforestry
33.2 - Agroforestry: Environmental Benefits and Solutions
33.3 - Agroforestry: Economic Benefits and Solutions
33.4 - Agroforestry: Social Benefits and Solutions
34.1 - Agroforestry in the Pacific
34.2 - Agroforestry and Sustainable Livelihoods in Fiji
34.3 - Agroforestry and Sustainable Livelihoods in Vanuatu
34.4 - A Synthesis of Agroforestry Benefits

Section 10 - Agricultural Economics an Sustainable Development (6 hours)

35.1 - Introduction to Agriculture Economy
35.2 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics
35.3 - Global Trends (Part 1)
35.4 - Global Trends (Part 2)
36.1 - Food Price and Competition for Natural Resources
36.2 - Climate Change
36.3 - Introduction to the general principles of the Agricultural Economics
36.4 - Economic Organization of Society
37.1 - The General Trends of Agricultural Economics
37.2 - Introduction to Agricultural Production Function
37.3 - Introduction to Agricultural Production Function - Part
37.4 - Introduction to Agricultural Production Function - Final Part
38.1 - Agricultural Production Cost - Introduction
38.2 - Profit Maximization
38.3 - Optimal Input, Processing and Output
38.4 - Optimal Output
39.1 - Consumer Choices and Market based-economies - Introduction to Consumer
39.2 - Consumer Choices, Marketing and The Budget Constraint
39.3 - Introduction to Local Market and Farm Management
39.4 - Economics in Farm Management
40.1 - Small-scale Farming and Rural Development – Farm management and Farm Enterprises
40.2 - Farm Management - Efficiency
40.3 - Farm Management – Marketing
40.4 - Rural Development and The Future of Small-scale Family Farming

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