Overall objectives:

1 - Apply knowledge of agriculture, agrodiversity and agrosystems: emphasis on fundamental notions and concepts of inter and intraspecific diversity, agricultural systems and their components.
2 - Understand the concepts of agrodiversity and genetic resources for agriculture and food and the importance of these resources in the agriculture and organic production.
3 - Understand the concept of agricultural systems and their importance in agriculture and agricultural production
4 - To know the forms and strategies for evaluating and valuing vegetable varieties, agricultural and agri-food production
5 - Apply the knowledge acquired in the analysis and evaluation of agricultural systems and their sustainability
6 - Reflect on the knowledge acquired and value its application in agricultural practice
7 - Interpret, evaluate, decide and intervene responsibly in situations related to future professional activity
8 - Develop and demonstrate initiative, autonomy and work habits

Syllabus:

1 - Introduction to the history of Pecuária.
2 - Fundamental notions about agrosystems.
3 - Fundamental notions of agrodiversity and agricultural resources.
4 - Concepts of management of agrosystems and agricultural resources.
5 - Techniques of analysis and evaluation of agrosystems.
6 - Valorisation of agricultural resources and agricultural production.
7 - Use the knowledge obtained to carry out an inventory of agricultural and genetic resources, and cultural practices used locally.
8 - Explore and implement the requirements and techniques for assessing the quality and health of propagating material.
9 - Characterize, analyse and evaluate an agricultural system (agricultural exploration), using the knowledge acquired at C U.

Literature/Sources:

Mazoyer, M., Roudart, L. , 2001 , História das agriculturas do mundo ‐ Do neolítico à crise contemporânea , Instituto Piaget, Lisboa
Altieri, M.A. , 1989 , Agroecologia: as bases científicas da agricultura alternativa , Rio de Janeiro: PTA/FASE
Boller, E.F., Hani, F., Poehling, H.M. (Eds) , 2004 , Ecological Infrastructures: Ideabook on Functional Biodiversity at the Farm Level Temperate Zones of Europe , Verlag und Bezug. Lindau
FAO , 1998 , The State of the World?s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture , FAO, Rome
Vavilov, N. I. , 1987 , A origem e geografia das plantas agrícolas , Moscovo, Nauka
Vavilov, N. I. , 1997 , Five Continents , Rome, Italy, IPGRI
Maxted, N., Lothar, F., Iriondo, J., Dulloo, E., Ford‐Lloyd, B.V., Pinheiro de Carvalho, M.A.A. , 2012 , Agrobiodiversity Conservation: Securing the diversity of Crop Wild Relatives and Landraces. , CAB International. Wallingford
Godinho, C., Lampreia, F. , 2006 , Caracterização de variedades regionais Portuguesas , Edição: Direcção‐Geral de Protecção das Culturas. Lisboa
Mesa, D.R., Abreu, J.M.H. , 2008 , La Biodiversidad Agrícola. Conservación de la Biodiversidad Agrícola , CCBAT. Tenerife Canárias
Schulze, E.D., Mooney, H.A. , 1993 , Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function. Ecological Studies. 99 , Springer‐Verlag. Berlin Heidelberg. New York.
Lopes, D., Pereira, A., Mexia, A., Mumford, J., Cabrera, R. , 2006 , A Fruticultura na Macaronésia. O Contributo do projecto Interfruta para o seu desenvolvimento , SerSilito. Maia

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
In accordance with the expected for the Professional Higher Technical Courses. The evaluation of the Curricular Unit includes the performance of a test with a weight of 35%. It also includes a laboratory practice report (15%), a fieldwork report (15%) and a project (35%). All of these elements must obtain a minimum rating of 9.5 values. Only the assessment made through the test can be recovered at the time of appeal and subject to improvement.