Fundamentos de agrotecnología (Coursera)

Fundamentos de agrotecnología (Coursera)

Las nuevas tendencias en la industria agroalimentaria, el cambio climático y las necesidades globales de alimentación hacen que la forma de cultivar, hacer llegar los alimentos a la industria y de allí a las mesas de los consumidores cambien. La tecnología aporta nuevas herramientas que, empleadas de forma adecuada y precisa, potencian y coadyuvan los diferentes procesos de la producción agrícola

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Al usar nuevas tecnologías se aprovechan las economías de escala permitiendo el acceso para grandes como y pequeños productores lo que deriva una mayor cantidad y calidad de alimentos para contribuir con la seguridad alimentaria de todos en el futuro próximo.

What You Will Learn

  • Reconocerás los conocimientos básicos sobre la tecnología aplicada a la agricultura para generar pensamiento critico.
  • Crearás un proyecto de solución a la problemática actual del sector agrícola.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Perspectivas y retos de la agricultura
En este modulo los estudiantes conocerán acerca de los inicios de la agricultura, como se desarrollan las primeras innovaciones y como estos descubrimientos nos ayudan al mejoramiento de proceso de cultivo y producción frente a los retos de la agricultura en el siglo XXI utilizando la tecnología como herramienta fundamental para combatir estos retos.

WEEK 2
Biotecnología
En este módulo entenderás el concepto de biotecnología y sus componentes, a partir de ejemplos como el nixtamal, la cerveza, el queso, el pulque o los colorantes naturales de los textiles, para luego identificar las contribuciones de la biotecnología a la agricultura, y su potencial para resolver algunos de los problemas actuales de la agricultura; particularmente, para proveer de alimentos a una población creciente en el mundo.
Asimismo, se entenderá como la biotecnología ayuda a generar respuestas a nuevas condiciones como el cambio climático.

WEEK 3
Agricultura de precisión
Es este modulo se realizará una descripción de los componentes de un sistema de comunicación requeridos para realizar transferencia de datos entendiendo la diferencia de la comunicación en tiempo real o diferido.
Además aprenderán sobre agricultura de precisión y sus etapas desde la obtención de datos para un posterior análisis requerido en la toma de decisiones para mejoras en la producción.

WEEK 4
Agricultura vertical
En este modulo los estudiantes aprenderán sobre algunos usos de la tecnología aplicada a la agricultura para la producción en ambientes controlados, entenderán las ventajas, componentes, aplicaciones entre otros.
Desarrollaremos tres ejemplos: Invernaderos y la diferencia con los invernaderos inteligentes, granjas verticales, aeroponía, hidroponía, sistemas de asperción, consumo de nutrientes, mejoramiento de productos entre otros.

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