02/02-20/03/2018 - Massive Open Online Course | Agroecology (Διαδίκτυο)

To celebrate the beginning of the year 2018, Montpellier SupAgro and its partners offer you the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course): Agroecology, an introduction.

Is it true that agroecology is THE solution to the challenges that agriculture faces today—feeding a growing population while conserving natural resources in a world where uncertainties about climate change, biodiversity, energy etc. keep intensifying?

Is agroecology a mere fad, or a significant scientific, technical and political revolution?

This course aims at helping you discover what agroecology is, through the complexity of the various approaches that have emerged over the years and in various regions of the world, and through the ways they can be implemented in the fields, and studied, as agricultural practices.

The syllabus has been designed at the interface of agronomy, ecology and social sciences. The course’s dynamic is one of participative learning, and heavily relies on the social and geographic diversity of the participants.

Why this course ?

• To discover what agroecology is about, as the term is gaining more and more visibility in the media and in political circles, and is stirring up hope for increased independence from industry among farmers and development advisors.
• To study the scientific foundation of agroecology through a multidisciplinary approach that includes agronomy, ecology, anthropology, soil science, sociology, zootechnics, and more.
• To interact with a diverse community: over 12,000 participants from 100 countries joined the first iteration of this course in October 2015.
• To experience innovative teaching methods designed by educators at Montpellier SupAgro and agreenium’s partnering organizations.

These free distance learning course is open to all.

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