Unit Code: AGE330

Unit Name: Integrated Farming Systems

Description: This unit will enable students to develop a better understanding about integrated farming and sustainable agriculture. It will cover all areas of a farming business based on informed management processes. It will also expose students to different farming tools and their applications and modern farming technologies. Improved appreciation of traditional practices in animal production, crop production and aquaculture.

Learning Target Outcomes: At the end of this unit students will be able to: 1. Identify and evaluate the sustainability and impact of farming in the solution of well-defined problems in societal and environmental contexts. 2. Identify the interrelationships between the factors of production in farming and resource’s commodities. 3. Contributes constructively to team decision making, earns the trust and confidence of other team members. 4. Comprehends the importance of engaging with a professional community, learning from its knowledge and standards. 5. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills acquired in establishing and running efficient productive and sustainable farm enterprise.

Prerequisite: MER

Prerequisite Sentence: Minimum Entry Requirement of the programme

Credit Point: 5

Offered In: Quarter 1