課程介紹
Agriculture, generally classified into three sectors, has played a key function in the development of human being civilization. In conclusion, agriculture is important to world economy and society because it has immense contributions to international deal since mainly of the items that is imported and exported by countries are agricultural products. Besides, agriculture is very useful for humans, without that we can’t get daily food to eat because the basic needs for humans beings are food to eat and water to drink. This course is designed to give students with a broad perspective on the key issues involved in the international and local developments and innovations in agriculture, either in first, second, or tertiary sector. This course, based on the standpoint of global trend and environmental changes, tends to introduce the concepts, status quo and problems of agricultural industry. The principles and cases of agricultural industry will be discussed on the basis of agro-food network and sustainable design.
教科書:
  • What is Agriculture?
  •  FAO: The State of Food and Agriculture
  • Academic articles can be found from Journal of Agricultural Science, Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Agricultural Marketing, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, Rural Sociology, Journal of Rural Studies, and more.
  •  Practical articles can be found from the publications of FAO, IFOAM, PROAKIS of EU, USDA, MAFF of Japan, and more.
  • Handouts: Periodically throughout the semester, handouts will be distributed as supplements to the text.
教學進度:
  • Class Topics
  1. Course Introduction: The purposes and requirements
  2. Introduction of Agricultural Industry, e.g. etymology and terminology, history of agriculture and civilization, types of agriculture, contemporary agriculture, crop cultivation systems, environmental impact, livestock issues, land and water issues pesticides issues, climate change and sustainability, agriculture policy, and the state of global food and agriculture, etc.
  3. Taiwan Case Analysis of Issues in Agriculture and Agro-Industry 
  4. Final Presentation of Research Analysis
 
  • Course Evaluation
  1. Written reports書面報告 (30%)
  2. Class participation 出席參與 (30%)
  3. Oral reports口頭報告 (20%)
  4. Final thematic research paper專題作業 (20%)
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