Master of Science in MEDITERRANEAN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

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The Master programme provides a one academic year curriculum the main objective of which is to direct students towards professional and academic careers thereby promoting the development of organic agriculture, with an emphasis on Mediterranean contexts. The programme proposes a holistic view of the organic sector development presenting theoretical and methodological approaches to sustain the transition to organic agriculture through agroecological principles, and with a perspective of sustainable food systems development. The course provides deep insights into organic farming and the food regulatory framework. Special emphasis is given to the range of on-farm technologies and practices to improve soil health and fertility and manage pests and diseases. Economic and marketing issues are also presented leading students through an understanding of food value chains sustainability. Courses are addressed to graduate students and young professionals with a university background related to agronomic, horticultural, agricultural marketing, and socio-economic issues. At the end of the course students will have the following skills and competencies: Understand the importance of sustainable production and advocate for ecologically sound solutions at different levels; Know the organic legislative and policy frameworks and be able to drive farms to a transition towards organic farming and agroecological principles; Know how to produce safe, high quality and sustainable organic food; Understand economic and market issues being able to analyse and design organic food value chains; Facilitate multi-actors networking for the organic sector development; Have the expertise to assess agricultural, environmental, and socio-economic opportunities and constraints of organic agriculture in different Mediterranean areas.

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Mediterranean Agronomic Institute Of Bari CIHEAM IAMB

CIHEAM Bari is a Centre for post-graduate training, applied scientific research, and design of in loco partnership actions within the framework of international research and cooperation programmes. The Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari and the Institute of Montpellier were the first to be established by CIHEAM. CIHEAM Bari enjoys the privileges of extra-territoriality granted to international organizations by the Republic of Italy through the Establishment agreement signed to the Italian Government in 1962, ratified in Italy with law N. 932 of 13 July 1965 and with the supplementary protocol to the Agreement ratified with law N. 159 of 26 May 2000. Read less

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