Objectives and competences
Recognition of importance and effects of organic agriculture in different European countries – sustainable issues (environment, economy and society. Information’s on rules and legal bases of organic agriculture and practical examples of good agricultural practices in organic farming from different countries. Review of current research projects and teaching activities of different European universities.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Comparison of standards and legislation of organic agriculture (IFOAM, EU, within EU).
Role of organic agriculture for achieving sustainable development goals.
Situation of organic production, processing and markets in different European countries.
Organic agriculture in Euorpean Universities: Current research projects, teaching activities.
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures, e-learning tools, on-line videoconferences, discussions, case study and guided group work with the participants
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
- Students know position of organic agriculture in common agriculture policy in EU and wider.
- Students can summarize specifics of organic agriculture for achieving sustainable development goals.
- Student are able to find relevant legislation and rules.
- Students understand, analyse and evaluate the situation of organic agriculture in different European countries.
- Students are able to compare situation in organic agriculture among countries.
- Students are able to discuss and evaluate standards of organic agriculture.
Readings
Temeljni literatura in viri / Reading materials:
Uredba (EU) št. 848/2018 Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta o ekološki pridelavi in označevanju proizvodov in razveljavitvi Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 834/2007 in druga veljavna zakonodaja za področje ekološkega kmetijstva
Willer, Helga, Jan Trávníček, Claudia Meier and Bernhard Schlatter (Eds.) (2022): The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2022. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Frick, and IFOAM – Organics International, Bonn. Dostopno na: https://www.fibl.org/fileadmin/documents/shop/1344-organic-world-2022.pdf
BAVEC, Franc, BAVEC, Martina. Organic production and use of alternative crops, (Books in soils, plants, and the environment, 116). Boca Raton; New York; London: Taylor & Francis: CRC Press, 2007. 241 str. KNJIGA
BAVEC, Martina, BAVEC, Franc. Impact of organic farming on biodiversity. V: YUEH-HSIN, Lo (ur.). Biodiversity in ecosystems - Linking structure and function. Rijeka: intech. 2015, chapter 8, str. 185-202 POGLAVJE V KNJIGI
BAVEC, Franc, LISEC, Urška, BAVEC, Martina. Importance of underutilized field crops for increasing functional biodiversity : Chapter 18. V: ŞEN, Bülent (ur.), GRILLO, Oscar (ur.). Selected studies in biodiversity. London, UK: intechopen. Cop. 2018, str. 377-388 POGLAVJE V KNJIGI
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