PLSCS 4140 - Tropical Cropping Systems: Biodiversity, Social, and Environmental Impacts

(crosslisted) IARD 4140
(OPHLS-AG) (CU-ITL, CU-SBY)

Fall. 4 credits. No audit.

Interest in agriculture and tropical cropping systems.

P. Hobbs, J. Lauren.

This course investigates the diverse tropical cropping systems in various parts of the World including the biophysical attributes where these systems are utilized by farmers. It looks at the crops and animals that are part of the farming system but also introduces students to a systems analysis where problems, causes of problems, interventions to resolves these problems and the consequences of the recommendations are investigated as the main part of the course. The students prepare a group portfolio of information on a specific tropical cropping system in a specific geographical area as their final output.