To work support farmers in both the southern and northern hemisphere in changes in their practices to better reconcile agroecology and economic viability
What type of training ? |
une formation diplômante, sous statut étudiant |
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For who ? |
étudiant titulaire d'un diplôme français, étudiant international, Professional |
Where ? |
Institut des régions chaudes (IRC) |
This course aims to train executive agronomists at the service of sustainable agricultural development, in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. It focuses in particular on the practices of farmers and their interactions with ecological, economic and social issues.
It is about understanding these practices and then assessing them to identify changes and relevant support systems. The preferred scales of analysis are the farm and the territory. Students acquire interdisciplinary skills in the fields of agronomy, animal science, natural sciences,sociology of innovation and micro and macro-economy.
At the end of the course, students are able to:
Programme
Number of ECTS credits : 60
Language of instruction : In French
The lessons are organized into five Teaching units that cover different approaches in analysis-diagnosis and agricultural development, by spanning local to global fields and scales and crossing from 3theory to practice through field projects with stakeholders.
6 month internship
The student deals with the request from a research or development organization, farm or business in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere involving the production of primary data on the field. They analyze the request, design and implement a relevant scientific approach, and present and defend their oral and written results.
Admission
Candidates can apply to the International Master “Agronomy and Agrifood Sciences”:
Candidates must have at least an equivalent to Master 1 level, other ways to apply: see below
Careers
The Resources, Agricultural Systems and Development (RESAD) training prepares engineering and master’s graduates for a wide range of positions in sustainable agricultural development, both in the North and in the South, in the following institutions:
Possibility of continuing with a PhD thesis.
Place
Pôle Tropiques et Méditerranée
L'Institut Agro
Campus de Lavalette
1101, avenue Agropolis
Montpellier
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L'Institut Agro Montpellier
2 place Pierre Viala
34060 Montpellier - France
Tél. : +33 (0)4 99 61 22 00 Tél. : +33 (0)4 99 61 22 00
Fax : +33 (0)4 99 61 29 00
contact@supagro.fr
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