933106 Analysis and planning of conversion process towards organic farming


Type
Lecture and exercise
Semester hours
1
Lecturer (assistant)
Gollner, Gabriele , Tiefenbacher, Alexandra
Organisation
Offered in
Sommersemester 2025
Languages of instruction
Deutsch

Content

Lectures on :
- principles of organic farming
- operating plan conversion to organic farming
- analysis and valuate of current condition
- economic thoughts about conversion
- requirements, potentials and risks of conversion to organic farming
- barriers in conversion and reconversion
- regulation and implementation
- organic inspection, accreditation, logos
- changeover period

Exercise – tutorial:
Two farms are introduced and the consequences of conversion to organic farming are discussed

Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Learn to know selected methods of farm analysis and learn to apply them. Learn to recognise hindrances and potentials of conversion of farms / a region to organic farming and their contexts.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.