European Union Portugal 2020 - Agriculture and Rural Development Foundation for Science and Technology European University Foundation
Suggestions, Compliments, Complaints Terms & Conditions of Use Projects Co-financed by the European Union
©2026 Universidade Politécnica de Coimbra. Todos os direitos reservados.

Search

Agricultural Management

Home / Oferta Formativa / Coimbra Agriculture School / Master / Master in Agricultural Company Management

Base Knowledge

Basic knowledge of agriculture and animal production.

Teaching Methodologies

Theoretical-practical sessions, with expository methodology for the presentation of theoretical concepts;
Permanent illustration with case studies and group discussion;
Analysis of scientific and dissemination articles;
Bibliographic research for elements and data; Use of agriculture and livestock management software;
Direct observation and concrete assessment of the ESAC farm and/or others.

Video viewing

Learning Results

1. identify the main agricultural production systems in the country and the strategic plan for their development;
2. Relate the technical options for production and management of the agricultural holding to the system practised;
3. Recognise the production cycle, seasonality, soil and climate factors and others limiting agricultural activity;
4. Relate the technical specificities and constraints of agricultural and animal production to their management options;
5. Recognise and propose technical performance indicators for an agricultural holding;
6. Calculate and interpret efficient technical performance indicators for an agricultural holding;
7. Propose improvements to the technical performance of an agricultural holding.
 
 

Program

I – Agricultural production.
1. Main production systems and methods.
2. Types of agriculture practised and their ecological environment throughout Portugal.
3. Situation of the main agricultural sectors and their national strategic development plan.
4. Management of the main agricultural crops, constraints and bottlenecks to production.
5. Production factors and identification of efficiency indicators in the utilisation of production factors.
6. Calculation and critical analysis of performance indicators.
 
II – Livestock production
1. Main production systems and methods. 
2. Types of livestock farming in Portugal and their ecological environment.
3. Situation of the main livestock sectors and their national strategic development plan.
4. Predominant stages of the animal production cycle, constraints and bottlenecks to production.
5. Key aspects of livestock farm management and identification of production efficiency indicators.
6. Calculation and critical analysiis performance indicators
 
 

Curricular Unit Teachers

Luísa Maria Chambel Filipe Lopes Leitão Martin

Grading Methods

Periodic assessment

Assessment will consist of 3 assessment instruments: 2 written tests (multiple choice, short answer and/or guided questions and problem solving in relation to specific situations) at the end of each part I (agriculture) and II (livestock), with an individual weighting of 40% and a presentation (group or individual work) in which an analysis of the technical performance of an agricultural and/or livestock holding is carried out (preferably using a management software programme), with a weighting of 20%. This presentation will take place in the last week of classes in the presence of both lecturers, who will award a joint mark.

Final mark in periodic assessment = (0.4 x Test I) + (0.4 x Test II) + (0.2 x Presentation)

 

Exam assessment

There will be two written tests, one for part I (Exam I) and one for part II (Exam II), each with a weight of 40 per cent in the final grade. In addition, there will be an oral exam in which the student presents an analysis of the technical performance of an agricultural holding (preferably using an agricultural management software programme), followed by an assessment by the lecturers.

Final exam mark = (0.4 x Exam I) + (0.4 x Exam II) + (0.2 x Oral)

In exam, students are partially exempt from the assessment instruments in which they have obtained a minimum mark of 7.5 in continuous assessment. In this situation, the weighting of the assessment instruments is the same.

 


    Internship(s)

    NAO

    Bibliography

    AVILLEZ, F.; SILVA, F. G.; TRINDADE, C. P.; AVILLEZ, F.; SALEMA, J. P.; PEREIRA, N. – Controlo de Gestão Agrícola – Manual Técnico. Gestor do Programa AGRO. 2006.

    AVILLEZ, F.; SILVA, F. G.; TRINDADE, C. P.; AVILLEZ, F.; SALEMA, J. P.; PEREIRA, N. – Planeamento da Empresa Agrícola. Gestor do Programa AGRO. 2006.

    CARAVACA RODRIGUES, F., GONZÁLEZ REDONDO, P. – Sistema ganaderos en el siglo XXI. Universidad de Sevilla, 2011.

    CUNHA, M.; CASAU, F.; AMARO, R.; OLIVEIRA, A. – Tecnologias Limpas em Agro-Pecuária. Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação. Porto, 2005.

    GPP (2018) – PEPAC | Plano Estratégico da PAC 2023-2027. Disponível em https://www.gpp.pt/index.php/pepac/pepac-plano-estrategico-da-pac-2023-2027.

    HERREN, RAY V. – The science of animal agriculture, 4th edition, Cengage Learning, US, 2012.

    KNUTSON, R.D.; PENN, J.B.; FLINCHBAUGH,B. L. – Agricultural and Food Policy, 6.e, Kansas State University, Prentice Hall, Paper, 208 pp 2007.

    PINHEIRO, A. C. A.; COELHO, J. C.; NETO, M. C. – Gestão da Empresa Agrícola no Século XXI – Manual II – Gestão e Administração de Empresas. Ed. AJAP/Agri-Ciência. Medida 10 do Programa Agro, 2004.

    RODRIGUEZ, F.; GENÍS, J.: GUERRERO, J.; PERTINEZ, M.; GUERRERO, Y.; ALDEA, M. REDONDO, P. – Bases de la Producción Animal. Universidad de Sevilla, Serie Manuais Universitarios, Num. 61. Sevilla, 2005.

    SILVA, F. G.; TRINDADE, C. P.; AVILLEZ, F.; SALEMA, J. P.; PEREIRA, L. – Gestão da Empresa Agrícola – Manual para Agricultores. Gestor do Programa AGRO. 2008.

    TERRÓN, P. – Fitotecnia: ingeniería de la producción vegetal. Madrid: Ed. Mundi-Prensa. 2002.

    VIGNAU-LOUSTAU, Laurente; HUYGHE, Christian – Stratégies fourragères – pâturage – ensilage – foin. Editions France Agricole, 2008.