NSCPHD1127 Agricultural transformation and rural innovations field course

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The course is a mandatory part of the AGTRAIN PhD program.
The course consists of three components:
1) Method and context introduction via e-modules and e-consultations in student groups over two weeks
2) 2½ field work module in developing country
3) Presentation of research findings a final debriefing and optional summarising of results in research paper or conference presentation.

The course addresses Agricultural transformation and sustainable intensification in developing countries. The course has the following objectives:

• To train participants in field data collection related to agricultural development in third world countries
• To expose participants to neighbouring scientific disciplines, their conceptual framework, methodological approach and analysis.
• To enable participants to see their scientific discipline in the wider framework of rural development and agricultural intensification
• To expose participants to complex scenarios and multi-stakeholder perspectives and constraints for agricultural development.
• To create professional networks between participants