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Course
contents
These are
self-study courses, which each include a total of 8 tutorials (2
per month). Therefore each course extends over a period of 4-5
months.
Information
and Extension Methods in Agriculture - This is a 40-48 hour course on one CD
ROM.
- Introduction
- Change & communications
- Planning & developing
programmes
- Conducting effective meetings
- Presentation & training
techniques
- Developing extension staff
- Office & farm calls
- Electronic communications
- Helping adults learn
- Internet-based research
- Working with others
An
Introduction to E-commerce - This course comprises 60 hours online.
- Introduction to E-commerce
(Getting started, Marketplace, Brand Networking)
- E-commerce for export (The
major engines, Meta tags, Traffic development)
- Broadcast services and links
- Advertising
- E-commerce definitions,
credit cards and solutions
- Questions and final exam
Organic
Farming for Entrepreneurs - This is a 45 hour course on one CD ROM.
- Organic farming for
entrepreneurs
- Market opportunities and
strategy
- Getting started
- Growing vegetables
organically
- Soil conservation and
improvement
- Organic pest management
- Post harvest management
- Marketing techniques
- Certification
Farm
Management
- The course involves 45 hours of course work online,
with an equivalent amount of time allocated to assignments and
projects. This course was developed in collaboration with the
University of McGill, Quebec, Canada.
- Module 1 - Introduction to
farm management
- Module 2 - Financial plan
- Module 3 - Marketing plan
- Module 4 - Production plan
- Module 5 - Human resource
management plan
Health
and Occupational Safety for Entrepreneurs - This is a 60 hour course on one CD ROM.
- Introduction to safety in
agriculture
- Creating a safety
programme/work plan
- Developing and implementing
safety policies and work rules
- Employee orientation and
training
- Machinery safety approach
- Safe machinery operation and
maintenance
- Repair shop for agriculture
and agribusiness
- Road safety
- Chemicals
- Noise
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