Variant of CIP 2016 - Alternative primary groupings

• 09 - Agriculture, natural resources and conservation
• 01. - Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences
• 01.03 - Agricultural production operations

01.0308 - Agroecology and sustainable agriculture

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on agricultural principles and practices that, over the long term, enhance environmental quality, make efficient use of nonrenewable resources, integrate natural biological cycles and controls, and are economically viable and socially responsible; and that may prepare individuals to apply this knowledge to the solution of agricultural and environmental problems. These programs include courses in principles of agroecology, crop and soil sciences, entomology, horticulture, animal science, weed science and management, soil fertility and nutrient cycling, applied ecology, agricultural economics, and rangeland ecology and watershed management.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • agroecology
  • organic agriculture
  • organic farming
  • organic farming inspection
  • sustainable agriculture

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• Exclusion(s)

  • agricultural biology(01.9999)
  • agricultural production(01.0301)
  • animal husbandry(01.0302)
  • apiculture(01.0399)
  • crop production(01.0304)
  • dairy production(01.0306)
  • sustainability studies(30.3301)