• Understand the role and importance of precision farming
• Evaluate the relevance of water management
• Explain what a Decision Support System is and its advantages
• Understand the role and importance of biodiversity in farmland
• Evaluate the impact of agricultural practices on biodiversity
• Recognize the main agricultural practices that enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services

• Learn about protein crops and how they benefit the soil

• Discover what soil liming is and how to do soil sampling
• Distinguish the types of organic manure, why it can benefit the soil and how it can improve soil chemistry
• Identify the main types of cover crops, what they can be grown for and their benefits
• Understand the potential of conservation agriculture to adapt to new scenarios marked by climate change
• Raise awareness of the problems derived from the loss of organic matter and learn about agricultural practices that can help to improve it
• Understand the opportunity that perennial crops offer in climate change mitigation
• Be aware of the effects that agricultural sector generates in the climate, such as the effects that climate generates in the agricultural lands
• Know some specific agricultural footprint calculator in order to make right decisions in the agricultural sector
• Explain the different types of soil erosion and their effects on agriculture
• Describe various practices for managing soil erosion in agriculture
• Analyze the causes of soil erosion in different agricultural systems.

Students are recommended to attend the course “Climate Smart Agriculture for Beginners” of this Pathway.

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