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Unit of Study AGRC1003 - Introduction to Regenerative Agriculture (2022)

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  • Enrolment information

    There will be a compulsory Industry Tour for all students. Please refer to http://www.scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on timetables.

Unit description

Introduces agricultural concepts, including farming systems as part of the landscape in a geographic, climatic and human context. A long history of agriculture is explored, including first nations agriculture. Challenges of contemporary farming are discussed, with a focus on sustainability challenges of feeding and clothing our growing population. The concepts of regenerative agriculture and complex socio-ecological phenomena are introduced.

Unit content

  1. A long history of farming and traditional agricultural systems
  2. Influence of climate, soils and topography on farming landscapes
  3. The social and economic context of farming systems
  4. Challenges in contemporary farming systems, including cropping, horticulture and livestock
  5. Complex adaptive socio-ecological systems in food production, including farmer decision-making
  6. Holism: ecology, agriculture and the regenerative agriculture movement.

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore
Term4
Term4
Online
Term4
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Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

describe the cultural, environmental and production characteristics of different food production systems over time

describe some of the major challenges in agricultural systems

describe some of the complex influences on farmer decision-making

discuss the attributes and philosophy of complex systems in the context of food production

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Bruce Pascoe, 2018, Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture, Magabala Books, Australia. ISBN: 9781921248016.
  • Gabe Brown, 2018, Dirt to Soil, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, US. ISBN: 9781603587631.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.