Farming Production Management Systems (Level 2)
main objectives
After analysis of farm systems, the aim is to propose an evolution for crop systems (rotation, cultural practices…) linked to the farmer’s objectives and the characteristics of the farm studied. Propositions have to employ principles of agroecology as much as possible. Choice of cultivated species, cultural rotations according to agronomic risks and the associated cultural practices. Students must be able to assess the relevance of their proposals compared to the current system using multi-criteria assessment tools (with agronomic, economic, social and environmental indicators),,
general content
Pedagogy by project:,- group work for the design and evaluation of cultural systems (on the same farm as previous module) accompanied by a referent teacher. Theorical courses provide knowledge on the concept of cropping system and its management (management of organic soil matter, pest management, fertilization…), Multi-criteria analysis to evaluate durability of a farm system. ,- International conference: group work on a theme ‘agricultural issues’. This work is based on bibliographic research with a restitution in English using role play.,- An individual file based on the reading and analysis of a scientific article in English to enrich knowledge about a crop and the associated decision-rules of cultural practices. ,,"
evaluation
Exam + oral and synopsis on case studies + English (written – oral),,,,,,,
Bibliography
Geniaux, G., Bellon, S., Fleury, J., & Ollivier, G. (2009, August). Crop diversity indicators: literature review and applications at farm level. In Farming Systems Design 2009: an international symposium on Methodologies for Integrated Analysis of Farm Production Systems.,,Reau, R., Monnot, L. A., Schaub, A., Munier-Jolain, N., Pambou, I., Bockstaller, C., … & Dumans, P. (2012). Cropping system conception workshops to build, evaluate and identify innovative prototypes.,,Cellier, V., Berthier, A., Colnenne-David, C., Darras, S., Deytieux, V., Savoie, A., & Aubertot, J. N. (2018). Evaluation multicritère de systèmes de culture zéro-pesticides en grande culture et polyculture-élevage (Réseau Rés0Pest). Innovations Agronomiques, 70, 273-289.,