Course: Agriculture and Rural Development

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Course title Agriculture and Rural Development
Course code MRS/ZERV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Opršal Zdeněk, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Students will get acquainted with the basic principles of agricultural and rural development.
Student is able to analyze socio-economic challenges related to the development of agriculture and rural development in developing countries.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance

The course is assessed by oral and/or written examination.
Recommended literature
  • Brandt, H. Otzen, U. (2007). Poverty oriented agricultural and rural development. London, Routledge.
  • Ellis F. (2000). Rural livelihoods and diversity in developing countries. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Hobhouse, H. (2004). Šest rostlin, které změnily svět. Academia: Praha.
  • Chambers, R. (2008). Revolutions in development inquiry. London; Sterling, Va.: Earthscan.
  • Chambers, R. (2003). Whose Reality Counts? Putting the First Last. London: ITDG Publishing.
  • Norton, G.W., Alwang, J., Masters, W.A. (2015). Economics of Agricultural Development. New York.
  • Pretty, J. (ed). (2005). The Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Agriculture. Earthscan: London, Sterling, VA.


Study plans that include the course
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