Course Pitch
Agriculture production involves various decisions, from crop selection to harvest. Growers have to make critical choices surrounding seeds, nutrition, water, disease management, and post-harvest practices to optimize crop yield and develop the best farming business.
There are several challenges that farmers face in making the right production decisions and therefore in taking the appropriate actions. The challenges include:
- Lack of timely access to the right inputs
- Lack of timely access to the right advisory
- Lack of proper access to post-harvest management infrastructure (grading, storage, packaging etc)
- Lack of timely access to the right markets
And many more
Every stakeholder, whether directly or indirectly involved in agricultural production, must understand these dynamics to assist in making better crop management decisions. To be able to approach production from a perspective of production, post-harvest and marketing point of view the following questions can act as the guideline (to ensure both productivity and profitability):
- Which crop and variety to choose?
- What criteria should be used to get the most appropriate seeds for the cropping?
- What type of fertilizer to use and in what quantities?
- What method/s will ensure optimal fertilizer usage?
- What irrigation method would be most suitable to choose a crop?
- What methods to use for effective pest and disease management for crops?
- What criteria should a farmer adopt in making his harvesting decision
- What preparations should a farmer make in relation to getting optimal price (returns) for their produce?
- What measures can a farmer adopt to minimize losses post harvesting
- What digital innovations are supporting the entire production management and monetisation cycle?
This course provides the necessary clarity and confidence to master the approach for agriculture production management and monetization of the farming decisions
Content & Assessment Guidelines
You can expect to complete this course and certification assessment in about 3-5 hours. We wish you a lot of success with the course/pathway and very sure that it will help you gain more clarity and execution confidence towards your outcome.
Contact
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at interest@agribusiness.academy
