Master of Science in MEDITERRANEAN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute Of Bari CIHEAM IAMB
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Campus location
Bari, Italy
Languages
Italian
Study format
On-Campus
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Earliest start date
Oct 2023
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Introduction
The Master programme provides a one academic year curriculum the main objective of which is to direct students towards professional and academic careers thereby promoting the development of organic agriculture, with an emphasis on Mediterranean contexts.
The programme proposes a holistic view of the organic sector development presenting theoretical and methodological approaches to sustain the transition to organic agriculture through agroecological principles, and with a perspective of sustainable food systems development. The course provides deep insights into organic farming and the food regulatory framework. Special emphasis is given to the range of on-farm technologies and practices to improve soil health and fertility and manage pests and diseases. Economic and marketing issues are also presented leading students through an understanding of food value chains sustainability.
Courses are addressed to graduate students and young professionals with a university background related to agronomic, horticultural, agricultural marketing, and socio-economic issues.
At the end of the course students will have the following skills and competencies:
Understand the importance of sustainable production and advocate for ecologically sound solutions at different levels;
Know the organic legislative and policy frameworks and be able to drive farms to a transition towards organic farming and agroecological principles;
Know how to produce safe, high quality and sustainable organic food;
Understand economic and market issues being able to analyse and design organic food value chains;
Facilitate multi-actors networking for the organic sector development;
Have the expertise to assess agricultural, environmental, and socio-economic opportunities and constraints of organic agriculture in different Mediterranean areas.
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