AGRI302014 Technology in organic agriculture
- Type
- Lecture and seminar
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Kinder, Luzie Josefine , Pejakovic, Vladimir , Kitzler, Florian , Bauer, Alexander
- Organisation
- Agricultural Engineering
- Offered in
- Wintersemester 2026/27
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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Content
The course focuses on technology particularly used in organic agriculture.
The special features and differences of organic production compared with non-organic production are shown.
This course consists of
I) Presentation:
Three students work together on a topic provided. The topic is presented in 6 units in a 10-minute presentation.
II) Abstracts:
Students must provide a two-page description of the technology.
III) Exame
- Previous knowledge expected
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The prerequisite for participation in the course is a basic knowledge of agrophysics, fundamentals of agricultural engineering, agricultural process engineering and organic agriculture.
The ability to work scientifically is required.
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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Upon positive completion of the course, students will be able to:
• Name advantages and disadvantages of technology in organic farming and discuss them critically
• Name the technical challenges in organic farming
• Identify and assess particularities in the application of agricultural engineering in organic farming
• Understand, explain and use technical terms in English
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.