Integrated Management of Agricultural Wastes

Code: ERU13964M

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Rural Engineering

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Presentation

This course develop skils in agricultural waste management

Sustainable Development Goals

Fome zero e agricultura sustentável - Acabar com a fome, alcançar a segurança alimentar e melhoria da nutrição e promover a agricultura sustentável.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Água limpa e saneamento - Garantir disponibilidade e manejo sustentável da água e saneamento para todos.

Energia limpa e acessível - Garantir acesso à energia barata, confiável, sustentável e renovável para todos.

Consumo e produção responsáveis - Assegurar padrões de produção e de consumo sustentáveis.

Ação contra a mudança global do clima - Tomar medidas urgentes para combater a mudança climática e seus impactos (*).

Learning Goals

This course will provide to the student solid preparation in matters related to the integrated management of agricultural wastes, taking into account both the legislation and the aspects most directly related to the production systems, namely those related to environmental protection and the valorization of wastes created inside these production systems, in a circular economy perspective.

At the end of the course, students are expected to have skills that allow to analyze, design and intervene in decision-making and projects related to the management of the wastes generated by agricultural activities.

1. Introduction to Integrated waste management. Definitions and Regulations.
2. Notions of Circular Economy and its applications in agriculture
3. Hierarchy and phases of the waste integrated Management
3.1. Production
3.2 Collection
3.3. Storage
3.4. Treatment
3.5. Utilization
4. Valorisation of agricultural wastes
4.1. Agronomic valorisation
4.2. Energetic valorisation
4.3. Other ways of valorisation
5. Examples of good practices and Industrial Symbiosis

Teaching Methods

Teaching: Theoretical-practical classes in the classroom and in the field. Provision of contents in Moodle, which will allow to deepen the content presented in classes. The students' work will be guided by specific objectives to be achieved in the different syllabus.
Evaluation: At the end of the semester, the students will develop a written work of integration of the acquired knowledge, which will be presented and discussed in the last class.The relative weight of each component of the work will be agreed discuss with the students in the first class