13.1.8 LK7008 AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 3 ECTS Credits

Objectives
The student is aware of the connections between agriculture and environmental management. She/he knows how environmental pollution affects agriculture, how agriculture improves the landscape and environment and how agriculture loads the environment. She/he is able to look for good agricultural practises to maintain good environmental conditions in the rural areas and knows the Farm Environ-mental Management Program.

Content
Environmental pollution affects agriculture
Farmers can lessen emissions affecting the environment
Biodiversity and landscape management as a part of farm management, Finnish Farm Environmental Management Program

Assessment
A(5) – E (1), fail