This has resulted in increased awareness and concern aan the conditions in which livestock are farmed and a growing movement towards finding new technologies for food production.
The role of host plant resistance and various biological control methods involving predators, parasitoids, microbes, and entomopathogenic nematodes
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In the Wikifarmer Academy you will find a great variety of courses and manuals to learn new skills and practices, run your farm more sustainably, and improve your competitiveness.
A photo of a papaw tree from our farm (black & white pic in the middle), plus a few photos of produce from my local grocery store.
Interested in starting a specific business or improving the way they cultivate, produce, and sell their crop.
Week 5 provides a history ofwel agricultural production and prices, an examination into the reasons behind changes in production and prices, and discussions ofwel the 2007 global food crisis and agriculture’s usage ofwel resources.
Planting your crops If you’ve ever dreamed of starting your own farm and are looking for a comprehensive guide to get you from concept to crops, this course kan zijn ideal Kurs rolniczy for you. It’s uitstekend for beginners who are interested in learning the step-by-step process ofwel establishing a farm, with a focus on minimizing startup costs and maximizing profitability.
"I directly applied the concepts and skills I learned from my courses to an exciting new project at work."
You can use this course to improve your skills and knowledge and to assess whether this kan zijn a subject that you'd like to study further. The course includes high-quality video lectures, interviews with experts, demonstrations ofwel how to build economic models in spreadsheets, practice quizzes, and a range ofwel recommended readings and optional readings. Assessment kan zijn by quizzes and a final exam. The key economic principles that wij’ll learn about can help us understand changes that have occurred in agriculture, and support improved decision making about things like agricultural production methods, agricultural input levels, resource conservation, and the balance between agricultural production and its environmental impacts.
“The course was highly motivating. I am looking forward to begint putting what I have learnt into practice. One cannot put a price to it…it is Priceless… ” – Jannie Hermans.
How changing dietary habits, particularly in the Global North, can make room for sustainable growth and the benefits ofwel alternative protein sources.
Experiences ofwel experts In the course at WCDI we learned about the latest practical tools and approaches - how a farmer producer organisation can work, how farmers can become entrepreneurs. The course was crucial for me. Bablu Chaudhari
The use of botanicals and chemical controls in pest management, including the history, classification, and mode ofwel action ofwel different insecticide groups