Course Description

Innovative ideas are needed to upgrade the traditional farming system into a more sustainable model that can feed the ever-growing human population. The world is changing fast, technology is advancing rapidly, and the world economy is near crashing. Will Agriculture change too? That's an obvious answer! This course explores various technological advancements and interventions to ensure food security while achieving the sustainable development goals.

What you'll learn

  • Agricultural advancement over the years and the inter-linkage between food production and population growth.

  • All about the role of individual in ending poverty and hunger through sustainable farming.

  • Understand the essentiality of providing affordable, healthy and sustainable diet accessible to everyone all year round.

  • Practical sustainable-based agricultural techniques for both small and commercial farming

Course Modules and Syllabus

Module 1:

1.1 Introduction
1.2 State of Agriculture and Food: An overview
1.3 Main challenges and priorities of global thought leaders
1.4 Soil and Water usage in Agricultural Practices

Module 2:

2.1: Food Security and Nutrition
2.2 Climate Change: Food shortage and Health

Module 3:

3.1 Agriculture as a tool for rural development and poverty alleviation
3.2 Agricultural Production and Environmental Sustainability
3.3 Climate change adaptation and mitigation
3.4 The year 2030: Ranking priorities

Module 4:

4.1 Soil Management: Foundation for Soiless Farming
4.2 Sustainable Agriculture Techniques: Introduction
4.3 Hydroponics: Raft System, Wick system and Nutrient Film Techniques
4.4 Ebb and Flow method
4.5 Substrate based hydroponics

Module 5:

5.1 Nursery
5.2 Nutrient Formation
5.3 Aquaponics setup

Learning Outcomes

Students should be inspired by becoming an agent committed to revolutionizing the way we think about our food system.

Course
Pre-requisite

None

Duration

One (1) Term  = Five Weeks

Note: Four weeks online study and one week for project work.

Before enrollment for this course, you are expected to make a financial commitment of $150. This commitment covers the tuition fee and issuance of a digital certificate, in exchange for access to educational resources geared towards capacity building. This certificate is endorsed by The Green Institute and Soiless Farm. However, kindly note that the certificate will only be issued upon completion of course requirements. 

For technical support, additional information, queries on the course and certification contact hello@greeninstitute.ng or +234 814 777 4444 (WhatsApp).

Tuition and Certification

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Payment

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