Technology-enhanced agrofarm education for environmental sustainability as a transdisciplinary approach to learning outcomes in higher institutions: Cases and suggested resesarch

• Published in: Transdisciplinary Teaching and Technological Integration for Improved Learning: Case Studies and Practical Approaches
• Main Author: Lee T.L.; Ali A.; Othman R.; Aziz N.N.A.; Parahakaran S.; Magno R.M.; Intaratat K.; Ng K.T.; Fukui M.; Ng J.H.; Ong E.T.; Kumar R.
• Format: Book chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IGI Global 2024
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85204336440&doi=10.4018%2f979-8-3693-8217-2.ch005&partnerID=40&md5=d498ea14bfb7999f1ea4e4ad57549319

This Chapter examines application knowledge via technology-enhanced agrofarm education as transdisciplinary approach for sustainability. Multiple case research design includes literature research on rural farmers' knowledge to apply agrichemicals with vast effects on ground water. Cross-Case Analysis is made on how agrichemicals e.g. artificial fertilizers, fungi-/herbi-/pesti-/insecticides in a holistic manageable of farmers' agriculture food production could benefit mankind, adversely can also cause human hardship upon consumptions that are detrimental to natural habitat, soil, ecosystem conservation and climate change. There were significant differences to educate use/misuses of rural farmers' agrichemical applications on the agriculture food production. Exemplary-Case Analysis is made on eco-sustainable minimal or chemical free tropical agriculture food crops production reaping in profits to upgrade livelihood. Suggestions are made to integrate transdisciplinary approaches in learning outcomes to integrate emerging technologies into food production in agriculture education. © 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved.