"Agroecology in the Baltic States today"

Course "Agroecology in the Baltic States Today" will be arranged as study trip in three Baltic countries in March 14-22, 2006. Students and teachers will spend few days in each country and recent status and achievements will be introduced to them. This is a third course form series of six in 2006. Course welcomes students and teachers to join from Baltic States and Northwest Russia regions.

�The main course topics are:

• An overview of the potential of Organic Agriculture in the Baltic States;

• Measures of Environmental Protection;

• Issues of Processing and Marketing of Organic Products;

• Rational Use of Soils and Natural Resources in Baltic States

This course is a unique opportunity to visit all three Baltic States and become acquainted with the environmental situation and the main agroecological targets in each of them. Study tour will include auditorium activities at each BOVA Member University and practical tasks at selected agroecological objects. Course will include practical and group work on basics of inspection of organic farms; analyses of grassland botanical composition; soil studies etc.

Registration to the course is still available and students from all BOVA member universities are welcome to join and take a high quality and attractive course. Application forms are available at BOVA webpage and you are welcome to contact BOVA coordinators if willing to attend this course. More information on course contents is available from Anzelika Raskauskiene [[email protected]].

Submitted by
Anzelika Raskauskiene
Program coordinator