Master in Natural Resources Management for Tropical Rural Development
Florence, Italy
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Food and water security, climate change, access to agricultural markets, land grabbing, conservation of biological and cultural diversity, valorisation of local traditions are some of the major problems that affect the progress of rural areas in the Global South. The level of intensification and the environmental impact of the different possible solutions to face these problems must be carefully considered case by case.
Modern technologies can bring consistent increase of productivity in advanced areas; at the same time expensive technologies with high environmental impact cannot be proposed in marginal areas where, instead, sustainable solutions can be implemented with reduced costs and can be based on the scientific modernization of local traditions.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available, please visit the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Curriculum Agricultural Production
Year 1
- On farm irrigation
- Agroclimatology
- Tropical tree crops
- Crop protection
- Tropical crops
- Farming systems analysis
- Tropical plant ecology
- Optional courses
Year 2
- Machinery systems in tropical agri-food chains
- Rangeland management
- Livestock production systems
- Plant breeding
- Laboratory
- Final dissertation
Curriculum Land and water
Year 1
- On farm irrigation
- Agroclimatology
- Tropical tree crops
- Crop protection
- Tropical crops
- Farming systems analysis
- Irrigation with non conventional waters
- Optional courses
Year 2
- Information technology in irrigation
- Water resources evaluation and management
- Land evaluation
- Agronomy and soil management
- Laboratory
- Final dissertation
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The MSc program is primarily designed for the training of technical experts, researchers, project designers and coordinators in the area of international cooperation for rural development, environmental management in tropical areas and international marketing of livestock, crop and forestry products. Potential employers are to identify within:
- Companies operating in production and marketing of agricultural and livestock products overseas with special focus on tropical and subtropical area
- Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in development and cooperation
- National and international institutions working on land and water management, agricultural cooperation and development
- National and international institutions responsible for food safety in relation to international trade
- National and international research institutions working on agriculture and rural environment