Conversion and Optimization of Farm Enterprise

Knowledge about the constraints of organic production systems and about the legislation for this production method.

Since this is a 2nd year course and the MAB interrupted the MAB study cycle during the 2023-2024 academic year, the teaching/learning process will be based on the student’s guided study of the lessons made available on NONIO by the teachers during the 2022-2023 academic year, and on tutorial lessons requested by the students and scheduled by the teachers.

With this curricular unit it is intended that the student achieves the following objectives:

1 – Understands the potentialities and constraints of a farm for its conversion into Organic Production Mode.

2 – Develops a project for the conversion of a conventional farm into Organic Production.

3 – Assesses, technically and economically the investment proposal.

1 – Introducing to public policies for supporting the conversion of conventional agricultural production to organic farming.

2 – Methodologies for soil and climate characterization, assessement of the socio-economical situation and of the potential of the region where the enterprise is located.

3 – Technical specifications for the agriculture and livestock production:

3.1 – Identification of the main activities and techniques implemented in conventional mode,

3.2 – Identification of activities and techniques to develop in organic farming,

3.3 – Development of a conversion plan and optimization of the production.

4 – Economic-financial analysis of the conversion plan:

4.1 – Types of budgets to use,

4.2 – Structure and process of elaboration of the project’s cash flow,

4.3 – Criteria for profitability analysis.

• - Apresentação oral com discussão sobre o projecto de conversão - 40.0%
• - Apresentação escrita de um projecto de conversão e optimização de uma empresa para MPB - 60.0%

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