GENERIC MODULE: QUALIFICATION OF TECHNICIANS IN INTEGRATED PRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

Contents

• Basic concepts on Integrated Production: concept and objectives of Integrated Production; problems of conventional plant protection; evolution of pest control; ecological bases of integrated protection.
• Management of Integrated Production farms: obligations and control of operators, declarations, farm logbook; batch registration; product identification; corrective measures; computer management; quality control and traceability; certification and audits.
• Management of the computer application for registration of farms in integrated production PRIN Mobile.
• Agronomic techniques in Integrated Production: land preparation and planting; nutrition; fertilization; irrigation technology; soil management; pruning; harvesting; post-harvest treatments; machinery management; other cultural practices.
• Livestock techniques in Integrated Production: description of facilities; housing and pens; type of livestock; methods of animal identification; farming systems; corrective measures; computer management; quality control and traceability; certification and audits.
• Integrated pest and disease management: biological cycles, intervention criteria, biological, biotechnical and cultural control; chemical control; application equipment; toxicology and pesticide residues; phytosanitary legal regulations.
• Prevention of occupational and environmental risks.
• Current regulations on Integrated Production: current situation in Andalusia, Spain and the European Union.