Overview
Improving sustainability is sometimes as simple as changing what is being farmed or how it is marketed; but it may also be a multi-faceted problem that requires major changes in farm management practices.
Aims of the Sustainable Agriculture course Warnborough College
- Understand the broad possibilities for improving sustainability on farms.
- Understand how to avoid serious degradation of soils on a farm through sustainable management.
- Understand the broad possibilities for improving sustainability on farms.
- Understand how to avoid too serious degradation of soils on a farm through water management.
- Understand Economic Rules that apply to a farm Enterprise.
- Crop management techniques for sustainability.
- Minimising degradation through planning and management.
- Evaluate the financial viability and potential of animal enterprises.
Programme Structure
Lessons:
- Soils
- Water
- Land care
- Financial Sustainability
- Broad Management Strategies
- Enterprise Selection & Management: Plants
- Enterprise Selection & Management: Animals
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 days
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
You can start the course whenever is convenient for you.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Sustainable Development Natural Resource Management Agriculture View 58 other Short Courses in Agriculture in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
Tuition Fee
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International
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme during 4 days. -
National
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme during 4 days.
Funding
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