Agriculture Courses

University of Iceland

Sheep in the Land of Fire and Ice

52 reviews

What do sheep, volcanoes and glaciers have in common? Take this course to see how human land uses, like sheep grazing, over just a few centuries can be an equally strong driving force of landscapes as volcanoes and glaciers over millennia.

• edX
• 1-2 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

University of Western Australia

Discover Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050

2 reviews

The Discover Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050 Course is based on a clear vision: imagine best practice farming for 2050, start to implement these strategies now, all the while making sure it will still be profitable. At UWA we're doing just t…

• Coursera
• 9 hours worth of material, 7 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Florida

Sustainable Agricultural Land Management

1 review

This course will cover the agricultural and urban water quality issues in Florida, their bases, land and nutrient management strategies, and the science and policy behind the best management practices (BMPs). Students will learn to evaluate BMP research…

• Coursera
• 19 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Florida

The Meat We Eat

1 review

The Meat We Eat is a course designed to create a more informed consumer about the quality, safety, healthfulness and sustainability of muscle foods and address current issues in animal agriculture in developed and developing countries.

• Coursera
• 13 hours worth of material, 7 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Основы рационального использования агроландшафтов

На основе современных представлений сформировать представление о классическом и органическом земледелии, альтернативных системах земледелия. Цель курса- дать представление об основных типах природных и агропочв России, о почвенных зонах и фациях России,…

• Coursera
• 11 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 6 days from now (13th Dec)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sistemas agrosilvopastoriles: una alternativa climáticamente inteligente para la ganadería

El mundo enfrenta hoy el titánico reto de alimentar a una población creciente en un contexto de cambio climático y con mayores presiones sobre los ecosistemas naturales. En particular, las proyecciones indican que el consumo de carne a nivel mundial se d…

• Coursera
• 10 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Fundamentos de agrotecnología

Las nuevas tendencias en la industria agroalimentaria, el cambio climático y las necesidades globales de alimentación hacen que la forma de cultivar, hacer llegar los alimentos a la industria y de allí a las mesas de los consumidores cambien. La tecnolog…

• Coursera
• 10 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (13th Dec)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

NPTEL;  Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural production

4 reviews

Syllabus: Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production by Prof Dillip Kumar Swain. Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production by Prof Dillip Kumar Swain. Lecture 1: Organic Farming: Introduction and Status. Lecture 2: Organic Fa…

• YouTube
• 20 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Climate Change and Resilience in Food Systems

9 reviews

Learn new research-led strategies designed to mitigate the effects of climate change on agriculture and food systems.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• 1 month from now (24th Jan)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

EIT Food;  Università di Torino

Circular Business Models for Sustainable Urban Food Systems

12 reviews

Discover how circular business models transform urban food systems to tackle grand challenges through innovative solutions.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• 3 weeks from now (3rd Jan)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

NPTEL;  Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Nanotechnology in Agriculture

2 reviews

Syllabus: Introduction - Nanotechnology in Agriculture - Prof Mainak Das. noc18-bt25-Lecture 01-Introduction. noc18-bt25-Lecture 02-What is Nanotechnology. noc18-bt25-Lecture 03-An outline. noc18-bt25-Lecture 04-Agriculture: Natural versus Modern. noc18-…

• YouTube
• 14 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Nitrogen: A Global Challenge

5 reviews

Learn about the global nitrogen challenge, how nitrogen has helped human civilization to develop, and how its misuse now threatens us.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

EIT Food;  Università di Torino

Consumer and Environmental Safety: Food Packaging and Kitchenware

9 reviews

Discover the importance of kitchenware and packaging that is safe for people and the environment alike.

• FutureLearn
• 5 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• 3 weeks from now (3rd Jan)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

NPTEL;  Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Agriculture - GIS in Ag-Essentials and Applications (GIS)

Syllabus: Mod-01 Lec-01 Introduction. Mod-02 Lec-02 Our Agriculture Practices and Lessons. Mod-02 Lec-03 Climate and Scale of Change. Mod-02 Lec-04 Course Corrections. Mod-02 Lec-05 Modified Agriculture - Precision Agriculture. Mod-02 Lec-06 Modififed Ag…

• YouTube
• 8 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Agriculture - Crop Production Fundamentals (BCPP)

Syllabus: Mod-01 Lec-01 Introduction. Mod-02 Lec-02 Irrigation and irrigation needs. Mod-02 Lec-03 Source of Irrigation. Mod-02 Lec-04 Importance of crops and classification. Mod-02 Lec-05 Crop rotation principle. Mod-02 Lec-06 Importance of vegetable an…

• YouTube
• 4-5 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course