Master in Sustainable Land Planning students visit a cattle farm

Submitted by laborate on Thu, 01/03/2012 - 23:50 GMT.

Master in Sustainable Land Planning (MTT) students visited last February 27th 'Casa de Vázquez', a cattle farm in the municipality of Láncara, province of Lugo.

Casa de Vázquez, Láncara

The purpose of this visit was to learn how a traditional livestock farm actually works, the problems that have it has to face and its future projects, among which are the creation of a museum of classical agricultural machinery. There was a talk on the history and present of the farm, followed by a discussion about the future viability of such farms.

The MTT master, taught at the USC, aims to train professionals in land use planning, who should be familiar «with the theory and practice of assessment and planning processes, data analysis and information in a series of different contexts in the public sector, business and academic research». Although most of the MTT Masters students are university graduates in areas related to agro-forestry, there are graduates in Computer Science, Surveying, Civil Engineering or Biology, ensuring a multidisciplinary approach to the central theme, which is the land as a factor and condition of the area's development.

Casa de Vázquez, Láncara

related links and downloads:

  • El Progreso de Lugo: Una explotación de Láncara sirve de ejemplo para alumnos de la USC (in Spanish)
  • revista AgroTécnica: "Máster a pie de campo" (in Spanish) [PDF; ~111 kB]
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