751-5201-10L Tropical Cropping Systems, Soils and Livelihoods (with Excursion)
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2024 |
| Lecturers | J. Six, K. Benabderrazik |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | IMPORTANT: Students who enroll for this course are strongly recommended to verify with lecturers from other courses whether their absence of two weeks may affect their performance in the respective courses. |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | ||||
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| 751-5201-10 G | Tropical Cropping Systems, Soils and Livelihoods Four preparatory dates: Thursdays 19.9., 3.10., 17.10. and 31.10.2024, from 16.00-19.00. This course includes an excursion to Kenya from 4th - 17th November 2024. A final date will be communicated directly by the lecturers. | 140s hrs |
| J. Six, K. Benabderrazik |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | This course guides students in analyzing and comprehending tropical agroecosystems and food systems. Students gain practical knowledge of field methods, diagnostic tools and survey methods for tropical soils and agroecosystems. An integral part of the course is the two-week field project in the Mount Kenya Region, which is co-organized with the University of Embu (Kenya) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | (1) Overview of the major land use systems in Tropical agroecosystems in several contexts Africa (2) Interdisciplinary analysis of agricultural production systems (3) Knowledge on methods to assess agroecological performance of a tropical agroecosystems (4) Hands-on training on the use of field methods, diagnostic tools and survey methods. (5) Gain practical knowledge on how to assess to climate resilience and farming systems. (6) Collaboration in international students and stakeholders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | This course guides students in analyzing and comprehending tropical agroecosystems. Students of ETH Zürch will work together with the students from Embu University (Kenya) in an interdisciplinary and intercultural team. Students will focus on the Agroecological performance and climate resilience of diverse farming systems in the Mount Kenya Region. From October 28th to November 11th, The students will take part in a field course in the Mount Kenya Region. Students will then gain practical knowledge on field, meeting several stakeholders of the agricultural and food systems and conducting various assessments related to climate resilience and farming systems. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | We would require the students enrolled to the class to send a short cover letter (1-page max.) by September 18rd 2023, justifying your motivation to enroll to this class. A selection of 20 students will be done on the basis of the letters. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performance assessment
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Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 5 credits |
| Examiners | J. Six, K. Benabderrazik |
| Type | ungraded semester performance |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit. |
Learning materials
| No public learning materials available. | |
| Only public learning materials are listed. |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| Places | Limited number of places. Special selection procedure. |
| Waiting list | until 04.10.2024 |
| End of registration period | Registration only possible until 24.09.2024 |