MOSA - Modules on Sustainable Agriculture

Linking nutrition and food security to the farming system and the environment

5 days training, from Monday June 29^th to Friday July 3^rd in Feldafing

Registration open until Monday June 8th, 2015

A large number of studies have revealed that in the course of modernization and technological progress, extension workers, development experts and technical advisors have not been able to advance in terms of a general awareness of sustainable agricultural practices. A general view on the system in which natural resources are transformed into products for human consumption and how these livelihood-systems achieve sustainability and become resilient can be described as deficient.

The training addresses the need of advisers and experts involved in rural development and natural resource management with the intention to better understand agro-pastoral livelihood systems as an integral part of a holistic approach to food and nutritional security.

The training will focus on the following topics:

• Changing ideas and current concerns about sustainable agricultural development in the context of climatic changes

• Maintenance of soil fertility and biodiversity in the context of sanitary challenges and plant protection

• Rural livelihoods, labour conditions and socio-economic requirements

• Water-economy and water-management

• Animal husbandry, manure and fodder-production

• Energy demands and supply systems for energy-efficient agricultural production

  Tuition fee for participants registered and financed by GIZ programmes: €1.770,-

  All other participants are charged: €2.070,-

  Be advised that accommodation, transport and meals are not included in the tuition fee.

  The number of participants will be limited to a maximum of 20