In this subject students will critically examine a range of contemporary issues that impact on both the agricultural sector and wider community from local, regional, national and international perspectives. Students will develop their capacity to justify their own opinions, consider alternative perspectives, pose and respond to detailed questions, present a reasoned argument to support a given hypothesis and clarify and critique the arguments of others. Discussion and debate will focus on a range of topics relevant to the agricultural sector including: contemporary farming practices; water management; carbon credits and implications for economic policy; social and cultural issues in rural contexts including Indigenous perspectives on land management.

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