2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
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HORT 104 - Agroecology: Ecological Approach to Agriculture



5.0 Credits
An ecological approach to agriculture including the interactions of crops with the environment, soil building and ecology, developing diverse cropping systems, and managing biological competition, culminating in a whole systems perspective on sustainable agriculture.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Describe the ecological principles that support agroecosystems, and compare the ecology and economy of agroecosystem landscapes at different scales.
  2. Describe the biological, physical, and chemical factors that affect plant growth and reproduction and how these factors are managed for agricultural production, with an emphasis on the Pacific Northwest.
  3. Examine conventional and alternative agricultural paradigms and practices from an agroecological perspective, and incorporate analyses of system productivity, resiliency, diversity, and equitability.
  4. Discuss the ways in which socioeconomic, cultural, and political dynamics influence local and global food systems.
  5. Assess the challenges and opportunities encountered when developing and managing sustainable urban and small farm agriculture systems.



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