Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
TAB615-10	ORGANIC AGRICULTURE	Compulsory	1	2	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is • to teach practices of organic and sustainable agriculture covers • to equip students with the knowledge and skills of the environment-friendly agricultural techniques to give students the opportunity to measuring and interpreting the importance of grains and seed yields in graminea forage crops in measure of selection, liveliness of seed and seedling • to enable students develop the ability of natural chain within the triangle of producers and consumers in production of crop. • To give information about the stages of the certification of organic agricultural products.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Tarımsal üretimde organik tarımın önemini kavrayabilme, Organik tarım ve konvansiyonel tarıma ait kriterleri mukayese edebilme, Organik tarımda yer alan bazı türlerin üretimine ait yeni projelerin hazırlanması
2	Organik tarım kuralları hakkında bilgi edinme, edinilen bilgileri üretim projelerinde sentezleyebilme, Organik tarım krallarının özelliklerini dikkate alarak farklı türlere uyarlanabilmesi,
3	Organik tarım üretiminin önerilmesinde; materyal temini, üretim süreci ve bu süreç içerisinde karşılaşılabilecek sorunlar ve sorunların çözümü konularında bilgi verebilme
4	To learn agricultural production, comparing the criteria that belong to organic agriculture and conventional agriculture, the preparation of new projects ypothe production of some species that take part in organic agriculture
5	Effectively be able to define acquisition about the rules of organic agriculture, systhesizing informations acquired in production projects, adapting to different species taking into account the features of the rules of organic agriculture.
6	To have knowledge about and awareness of recommending organic agricultural production; material supply, production process and the problems which will be encountered in this process and giving information about the solution of problems.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

• the principles and objectives of organic and sustainable agricultural practices • the differences between conventional agriculture and organic farming, methods of organic products cultivation • The stringent rules for a period that is from the Stage of cultivation and the processing of organic products to marketing

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction, promotion, scope and significance of organic farming
2	The definition, the history and classification of organic agriculture
3	Examination of regulations of organic agriculture
4	The importance of tillage in organic farming
5	The importance of soil that will be made in it and the points to be paid attention in obtained
6	The importance of irrigation in organic agriculture, the points to be paid attention in application
7	Fertilizer in organic agriculture, the points to be paid attention in application
8	Midterm exam
9	The importance of irrigation in organic agriculture, the points to be paid attention in application
10	The struggle of weeds in organic agriculture, the points to be paid attention in application
11	Combating methods against the pests in organic agriculture, the points to consider
12	Combating methods against the diseases in organic farming, the points to consider
13	Harvest of organic products and the points to be paid attention
14	The points to be paid attention in storage, packaging, marketing and transportation of organic products
15	The process of certification in organic agriculture and the existing institutions
16	Final Exam