Seminar Organic cropping systems

· Various relevant theories of low-input-agriculture· Structures and functions of agricultural ecosystems in general · Development, evaluation and comparison of ecological crop management systems on the background of various natural, economic and socio-cultural circumstances · Principles of pest management and fertilisation in low input agricultural systems Principles of animal husbandry in low input agricultural systems Students are able to· describe the principles and structures as well as functions of agricultural ecosystems in general· describe nutrient cycles and their management in agriculture, · evaluate systems of land use and their ecological impact· describe principles of organic pest management describe principles of animal husbandry in low input agricultural systems LiteraturLampkin N.H. 1990: Organic farming. Farming Press. Ipswich; Ostergaard T.V. 1996: Fundamentals of organic agriculture. IFOAM. Tholey-Theley; Gliessman 2000: Agroecology: Ecological processes in sustainable agriculture. Lewis Publishers. Boca Raton Bemerkung Project work in small groups: Development of farm and crop management systems for different climates, evaluation of their sustainability Compulsory for students not having the knowledge and skills in agricultural sciences that are necessary for successful participation in modules of semester 2, 3 and 4; Elective for students with first degree either in (a) food and nutrition sciences, (b) business sciences Lampkin N.H. 1990: Organic farming. Farming Press. Ipswich; Ostergaard T.V. 1996: Fundamentals of organic agriculture. IFOAM. Tholey-Theley; Gliessman 2000: Agroecology: Ecological processes in sustainable agriculture. Lewis Publishers. Boca Raton Bemerkung Project work in small groups: Development of farm and crop management systems for different climates, evaluation of their sustainability Compulsory for students not having the knowledge and skills in agricultural sciences that are necessary for successful participation in modules of semester 2, 3 and 4; Elective for students with first degree either in (a) food and nutrition sciences, (b) business sciences FB 11 Ökologische Agrarwissenschaften Uni Kassel WiSe 2012/13 International Food Business and Consumer Studies apl. Prof. von Fragstein und Niemsdorff Peter h.c