Program¶
Goals : Understand agriculture in an ecosystem to innovate with agriculture techniques or tools.
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Ecosystems :
- plant cycle, needs, water, sun/lighting, soils, diseases / Time & seasons , climate
- plant sexual reproduction or asexual/rhizome/stolons/pollination/seeds… genetics
- 3D layers : canopy layer/dwarf layer/shrub layer/soil surface/vertical(vines)/ground cover
- wildlife, insects, birds, animals… mycorrhiza / symbiotic / predation
- soil interaction : bacteria, fungi, nematods
- soil and plant measure : dry mass, NPK , fertiliser…
- agriculture history and evolution in local context
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Economics & Agriculture
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Agricultural machinery : Heavy metal welding - hydraulic/electric/… tillage, mechanical or chemical preparation… organic/intensive farming…
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Climate adaptation / Greenhouse / principle : DIY tunnels , thermal mass, watering …
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Self-loop ecosystems : aquaponics/hydroponics - algaes - insects / Growing material: mushroom, algae, kombucha, kefir …
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Derivative products : textile, transformation…
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Electronics in harsh conditions : Enclosure / External power / Low power
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“Precision Farming” : RTK positioning , Self-driving , Farmbot , Robotics …
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Measure & Forecast : Satellite - Image analysis - drones / Image recognition & AI - insect - flowers - diseases … / sensors & IOT / Weather forecast implementation for culture
Optional :
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How to conserve vegetables for food : fermenting, dehydration, freezing, food for canning …
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Food & Cooking technologies: different heating technique for cooking, … , flour, beer, …