Agricultural Production

High proficiency in written and oral expression in Portuguese or English

The methodology will be expository with the use of examples and, whenever possible, farm visits will be done.

1- To know the diversity of production systems for fruit, vegetables, crops, and herbs (edible or medicinal), and how production method condition quantity and quality, referring examples of National cultivars.

2-  To recognise determinant aspects of products quality, which are related with the genotype or the environment, and verify the potential of quality labels in their promotion.

3- To know the diversity of animal production systems and how production method condition the quantity and quality of animal products, referring examples associated with indigenous breeds.

4- To appreciate determinant quality aspects of livestock products, which are related with the genotype or the environment, and verify the potential of quality labels in their promotion.

1- Common agricultural production systems and their cultural calendars

1.1 – Arable

1.2 – Fruit

1.3 – Vegetable

1.4 – Edible and medicinal plants

2- Modes of agricultural production

2.1 Conventional

2.2 – Integrated

2.3- Biological

3- Determining factors for quality

3.1 – Soil and climate

3.2 – Variety and phenological status.

3.3 – Cultural operations and the exploitation plan

4- Quality labels

4.1- Legislation

4.2 – Examples for national products 

5- Systems of animal production

5.1- Intensive

5.2- Extensive

5.3- Examples associated with indigenous breeds

6- Modes of animal production

6.1 – Conventional

6.2 – Integrated

6.3 – Biological

7- Factors determining quality

7.1- Intrinsic to the animal

7.2 -Extrinsic to the animal

7.3 – Zoonoses

8- Quality labels

8.1- Legislation

8.2- National examples

• - 1 test for the second module - M2 - 50.0%
• - 1 test for the first module -M1 - 50.0%

• - M1*0.5+M2*0.5 - 100.0%

NAO

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-Almeida, D. 2006. Manual de Culturas Hortícolas, Vol. 1 e 2, Ed. Presença -Cunha, A. P., Ribeiro, J.A. e Roque, O.R, 2007. Plantas Aromáticas em Portugal. Caracterização e Utilizações. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, 328 p.

-Cunha, A. P., Silva, A. P. e Roque, O.R, 2006. Plantas e Produtos Vegetais em Fitoterapia. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2ª ed., Lisboa, 702 p.

-DGAV 2013 – Raças Autóctones Portuguesas. MADRP.

-GPP 2012 – Portugal rural : territórios e dinâmicas. MADRP.

-Guerrero, A. 1999. Cultivos herbáceos extensivos. Ediciones Mundi-Prensa. 6ª Edición. Madrid.

-INIAP 2004 – Recursos Genéticos Animais em Portugal. Relatório Nacional, Oeiras.

-Pereira, A 1992. – Higiene e Sanidade Animal. Fundamentos da Produção Pecuária. Publicações Europa América