Nš 1.- The Agricultural Engineer and Society.

Contents:

• Basic and continuous training.

• Applied research.

• Associationism and integration of the professional in Society.
   

Nš 2.- Green cities, the Environment and Landscaping. Rural buildings. 

Contents:

• Green cities and green roofs.

• Urban and peri-urban agriculture.

• Gardening and landscape gardening.

• Rural buildings and the restoration of historic buildings.

• Integration of rural buildings into the landscape.

• Golf courses and other sporting facilities.
   

Nš 3.- Agriculture and Market.  

Contents:

• World food demand and strategic food reserves.

• World markets in the WTO.

• Agriculture for the export market and family consumption.

• Eclogical agriculture and for market niches.

• Tropical and subtropical agriculture.
   

Nš 4.- Sustainability and new technologies. 

Contents:

• Precision agriculture.

• Integral management of machinery.

• Robotics applied to agriculture.

• Production techniques (Conservation Agriculture and direct seeding).

• Modification of Technologies with GMO crops.

• First and second generation biofuels.

• Energy saving technology; use of by-products.

• Improved efficiency in the use of water in agriculture (collection, irrigation and drainage systems).

• Use of waste and saline water in Agriculture.

• Biotechnology.
   

Nš 5.- Livestock farming: production and health. 

Contenidos:

• Mechanization of livestock operations. Robotics.

• Animal nutrition.

• Animal genetics.

• Fresh and salt water aquiculture.

• Animal housing.

• Determining factors: Animal welfare.

• Livestock production traceability.

• The environment and Livestock Production.

• Animal health: First step in Food Safety.

• Bio-safety in Livestock Operations.

• Alternative Quality Oriented Livestock Farming.
   

Nš 6.- Territorial Planning, Preservation and Development.  

Contents:

• Erosion and desertification.

• Water supplies in rural areas.

• Greenhouse gas emissions derived from agricultural activities.

• Environmental impact of infrastructures in agriculture and the atmosphere.

• Rural electrification, energy production in rural areas.

• Work organization.
   

Nš 7.- Agricultural and Food Industries.

Contents:

• Agricultural and food industries.

• Food Chain safety. Traceability.

• Integration of agricultural industries in the rural environment

• Health Inspection.

• Quality trademarks.

• New foods. Agri-foodstuff Industry innovation.

• Primary processing and physical properties of fruit and vegetables.
   

 Nš 8.- Knowledge dissemination and transfer. Rural development.

 Contents:

• Information and communication technology in the rural environment.

• Rural development through services; rural tourism.

• Women in emerging agricultural activities.

• Ergonomy and safety at work.

• Cooperation for the development of depressed agricultural areas.