OAI351 Urban Agriculture Syllabus:
OAI351 Urban Agriculture Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To introduce the students the principles of agricultural crop production and the production practices of crops in modern ways.
To delineate the role of agricultural engineers in relation to various crop production practices.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Benefits of urban agriculture- economic benefits, environmental benefits, social and cultural benefits, educational, skill-building and job training benefits, health, nutrition and food accessibility benefits.
UNIT II VERTICAL FARMING
Vertical farming- types, green facade, living/green wall-modular green wall , vegetated mat wall Structures and components for green wall system: plant selection, growing media, irrigation and plant nutrition: Design, light, benefits of vertical gardening. Roof garden and its types. Kitchen garden, hanging baskets: The house plants/ indoor plants
UNIT III SOIL LESS CULTIVATION
Hydroponics, aeroponics, aquaponics: merits and limitations, costs and Challenges, backyard gardens- tactical gardens- street landscaping- forest gardening, greenhouses, urban beekeeping
UNIT IV MODERN CONCEPTS
Growth of plants in vertical pipes in terraces and inside buildings, micro irrigation concepts suitable for roof top gardening, rain hose system, Green house, polyhouse and shade net system of crop production on roof tops
UNIT V WASTE MANAGEMENT
Concept, scope and maintenance of waste management- recycle of organic waste, garden wastessolid waste management-scope, microbiology of waste, other ingredients like insecticide, pesticides and fungicides residues, waste utilization.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES
CO1 Demonstrate the principles behind crop production and various parameters that influences the crop growth on roof tops
CO2 Explain different methods of crop production on roof tops
CO3 Explain nutrient and pest management for crop production on roof tops
CO4 Illustrate crop water requirement and irrigation water management on roof tops
CO5 Explain the concept of waste management on roof tops
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Martellozzo F and J S Landry. 2020. Urban Agriculture. Scitus Academics Llc.
2. Rob Roggema. 2016. Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Planning. Routledge Taylor and Francis Group.
3. Akrong M O. 2012. Urban Agriculture. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.
REFERENCES:
1. Agha Rokh A. 2008. Evaluation of ornamental flowers and fishes breeding in Bushehr urban wastewater using a pilot-scale aquaponic system. Water and Wastewater, 19 (65): 47–53.
2. Agrawal M, Singh B, Rajput M, Marshall F and Bell J. N. B. 2003. Effect of air pollution on periurban agriculture: A case study. Environmental Pollution, 126 (3): 323–329. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749103002458#aep-section-id24.
3. Jac Smit and Joe Nasr. 1992. Urban agriculture for sustainable cities: using wastes and idle land and water bodies as resources. Environment and Urbanization, 4 (2):141-152.