| Statuss(Neaktīvs) | Izdruka | Arhīvs(0) | Studiju plāns Vecais plāns | Kursu katalogs | Vēsture |
| Course title | Food Production and Environment |
| Course code | VidZ3003 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 2.25 |
| Total Hours in Course | 60.75 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 16 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 8 |
| Date of course confirmation | 15/02/2011 |
| Responsible Unit | Instutute of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Engineering |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. sc.ing., asoc. prof. Laima Bērziņa |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| The course introduces students with agricultural systems, crops and livestock role in food production, and world food problems. Students analyze main principles of modern agriculture (tillage, crop production, animal husbandry) in connection with environmental problems. Students get problem-solving skills in crop diseases and pest limitation, pesticide, fertilizer and energy use in agriculture, as well as study sustainable agriculture principles. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| After completing the course students will have:
• knowledge and understanding of environmental problems caused by agriculture (such as pesticide pollution and increased nitrate levels); • skills to analyze the most important sources of agricultural pollution; • competencie to offer practical solutions to reduce agricultural pollution. |
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| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Augkopība. Antona Ružas red. Jelgava: LLU, 2004. 374 lpp.
2. Augsnes ilgtspējīga izmantošana un aizsardzība. Oļģerta Nikodemus red. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2009. 254 lpp. 3. Ekoloģija un vides aizsardzība. Jelgava: LLU, 2001. 201 lpp. 4. Labas lauksaimniecības prakses nosacījumi Latvijā. Rīga: LR Zemkopības ministrija, 2008. 56 lpp. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Lauksaimniecības dzīvnieki un to produkcija bioloģiskajā lauksaimniecībā: monogrāfija. LLU Biotehnoloģijas un veterinārmedicīnas zinātniskais institūts "Sigra"; [sast. Aleksandrs Jemeļjanovs]. Sigulda: Sigra, 2006. 295 lpp.
2. Lauksaimniecības un pārtikas risku vadīšana: monogrāfija.LLU, LR ZM Pārtikas un veterinārais dienests, RTU Modelēšanas un imitācijas katedra; [sast. Kazimirs Špoģis]. Jelgava: LLU, 2007. 544 lpp. 3. Merrington G., Winder L., Parkinson R., Redman M. Agricultural Pollution: Environmental Problems and Practical Solutions. CRC Press, 2002. 264 p. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. Elsevier. ISSN 0167-8809. | |