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Resources and development 482


 
Module code ARD 482
Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Module content

Review of the most important physical-biological agricultural resources - soil, water, climate, topography, plant species, animal species; differences in characteristics, quality and vulnerability; the concept of optimum land use; resource conservation; general ecological principles; examples of problems caused by mismatching of physical-biological resources and land use during development planning; principles of sensible technology transfer.
Module credits 20.00
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Agric Econ, Ext + Rural Dev
Period of presentation Semester 2
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