Which are the best practices for MSc programmes in sustainable agriculture?

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

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Baptista, Fatima¹  Lourenco, Patricia^1,2,3  da Cruz, Vasco Fitas¹  Silva, Luis Leopoldo¹  Silva, Jose Rafael¹  Correia, Manuela¹  Picuno, Pietro⁴  Dimitriou, Evangelos^5,6  Papadakis, Georgios^5,6 

[1] Univ Evora, Escola Ciencias & Tecnol, MED Mediterranean Inst Agr Environm & Dev, Ap 94, P-7006554 Evora, Portugal

[2] Univ Evora, Escola Ciencias & Tecnol, Dept Engn Rural, Ap 94, P-7006554 Evora, Portugal

[3] Univ Porto, Fac Ciencias, CICGE Ctr Invest Ciencias Geoespaciai, Observat Astron Prof Manuel Barros, P-4430146 Vila Nova De Gaia, Portugal

[4] Agroinsider Lda, R Circular Norte PITE, Edf NERE, Sala 12-10, P-7005841 Evora, Portugal

[5] Agr Univ Athens, Iera Odos 75, Athina 11855, Greece

[6] Univ Basilicata, Via Nazario Sauro 85, I-85100 Potenza, PZ, Italy

关键词: Higher education;    Sustainable agricultural practices;    Education for sustainable development;    Agricultural sciences;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126914

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Programmes of education for sustainable development are important to reformulate and revise educational programmes in Sustainable Agriculture. Higher education institutes emerge as learning places to integrate sustainable development into the educational system, through graduation and MSc programmes, to provide a more effective response to the higher environmental and agriculture concerns. The aim of this study was to identify the best practices to be included in a MSc programme of education for sustainable development in agriculture based on a questionnaire prepared and distributed to agrarian sciences experts. The questionnaires were developed in order to define the fundamental competences/ expertise, to identify the best practices and the methods of training/learning that should be taken in consideration in a MSc programme in Sustainable Agriculture. The results showed that the fundamental expertise of MSc programmes should be based on knowledge transfer of agricultural measures to mitigate the impact of climate change on agricultural systems. MSc programmes in Sustainable Agriculture should include interdisciplinary courses related to sustainability and agro-environmental technologies, such as Precision Agriculture, and incorporate adaptive and mitigate practices as those used in the Circular Economy strategy. Traditional face-to-face training methods are considered the most important forms of training/learning in a MSc programme in Sustainable Agriculture. However, due to COVID-19 pandemic, online learning methods, traditionally considered not suitable for MSc programme in Sustainable Agriculture, became important by providing online education. Information and communication technology and technological tools showed to be important skills to effectively implement online learning and to improve the efficient access and use of up-to-date information of the agricultural sector. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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