Conversion and Optimization of Farm Enterprise

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

The classes are theoretical and practical and an expositive methodology is used for the presentation of theoretical subjects, immediately exemplified with specific situations applied in the conversion project of the farms chosen by the students.

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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