300515 VO+UE Nature-protection oriented agriculture in Austria (2008S)

Lesson targets:
Recognise of the most important attributes of a sustainable, environmentally and nature protection oriented agriculture.
Contents of teaching:
==> Module 1: Agriculture in Austria (presentation of the most important branches of the Austrian agriculture, facts & features, "Green report")
==> Module 2: Soil (soil set-up, soil functions, groundmapping, humus cultivation, soil fertility, soil conservation, soil erosion)
==> Module 3: Agriculture and water protection (influence of agriculture to groundwater and surface water, cultivation of retention areas)
==> Module 4: Agriculture and nature protection (cultivation of Nature 2000 areas, nature protection areas, protection of species, presentation of "Distelverein" - work)
==> Module 5: ÖPUL (presentation of the most important points of the "Austrian program for a sustainable agriculture")
==> Module 6: Organic farming (presentation of the production rules of organic and conventional agriculture, importance and perspectives of organic farming in Austria)
==> Module 7: Energy from the agriculture (biomass for thermal utilization, fermentation gas, plant oil for fuel, alcohol as fuel, bio diesel, block heat and power plant, windmills, photovoltaic at agricultural buildings)
==> Module 8: Globalisation and sustainable agriculture (WTO, FAIR TRADE, World market for agricultural products, futures trading, GMO in the agriculture)
==> Module 9: 3 Excursions 4-6 hours each (the contents of teaching from module 1 - 8 will be shown in the practices)
Didactic methods: Project work, excursions