AGRI100484 Current challenges in organic farming

Type: course with continuous assessment
Semester hours: 2
Lecturer (assistant): Seidel, Sabine , Tiefenbacher, Alexandra , Seiringer-Gaubinger, Martin , Kirner, Leopold
Organisation: Organic Farming
Offered in: Wintersemester 2025/26
Languages of instruction: Deutsch
Content: Consolidation of the contents on “Organic Agriculture”, development of new developements on organic farming, processing of current issues in cooperation with practitioners (farms, associations, supervisory authorities, etc.).

Seminar topics (examples from WS2024/25):

Dairy cattle farming in permanent grassland: differences between organic and conventional farms

Critical reflection on the sustainability of organic livestock farming

Suitability of phosphorus fertilizers approved for organic farming with low phosphorus availability

Possibilities for promoting biodiversity in organic forage production

Opportunities of Vision 2028+ for organic farming

Effects of the new CAP on organic farms in Austria
Previous knowledge expected: None
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences): Didactic objectives: objectives during the work in groups: (as far as the work is done in a group) Learning to collaborate within groups (approx. 2-4 people).
Methodological objectives: Finding, interpreting, synthesizing and presenting scientific content on topics in organic farming is learned

You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.