training courses

GASCON

Descriptif de la formation

The objective of the GASCON training program is the learning of the concepts and methods of AgroEcological Crop Protection.


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Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of agroecology. If need be, follow this specific training: "Qu’est-ce que l’agroécologie ?” (in French)


Programme

4 modules: - Overview of ACP (history, defintion and implementation) - Experiments and observations for ACP -Design and use of models for ACP -ACP strategies at the landscape level. // Hands-on exercises with four external platforms: IPSIM-Chayote, Model Builder, Quantipest, Herbea // One serious game where you are an agricultural adviser specialized in ACP // Short exercices (MCQ, T/F, classification, scheduling, blank texts) // Short exercices (MCQ, T/F, classification, scheduling, blank texts)


Acquired skills

- Knowledge of AgroEcological Crop Protection basics and associated fields
- Ability to produce useful knowledge for ACP
- Ability to design and use models for ACP
- Knowledge of landscape ecology basics in order to design ACP strategies at the landscape level


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