Overview
This course covers the knowledge and skills needed to sustainably enhance crop and animal productivity.
It starts by exploring the various measures to put in place to ensure safety on the farm. You will also learn
basic biological crop production concepts and conducive environments for optimum plant germination and
growth. The course also covers various crop ecology, establishment, and protection concepts.
You will learn about animal production, breeding and production, fodder, and pasture management. The
course also delves into farm structures and machinery and how to ensure proper farm record-keeping.
Finally, you will learn about essential human nutrition and nutrition disorders related to agriculture.
It starts by exploring the various measures to put in place to ensure safety on the farm. You will also learn
basic biological crop production concepts and conducive environments for optimum plant germination and
growth. The course also covers various crop ecology, establishment, and protection concepts.
You will learn about animal production, breeding and production, fodder, and pasture management. The
course also delves into farm structures and machinery and how to ensure proper farm record-keeping.
Finally, you will learn about essential human nutrition and nutrition disorders related to agriculture.
Objectives of the course
By the end of the course, the learner should be able to:
- Understand the importance of ensuring farm safety and the measures to take.
- Describe the best practices to have in place for sustainable crop production.
- Implement various strategies to ensure proper animal health for optimal production.
- Identify primary human nutrition disorders linked to agricultural products or lack thereof.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of training using this course, the learner should be able to:
- Explain the importance of maintaining safety in working areas
- State the appropriate clothing and appliances in a given situation
- Explain various biological processes in a plant, i.e., state the factors influencing water uptake by plants
- Explain various biological cycles of crop production
- Outline the principles of animal hygiene on the farm
- Describe symptoms of animal diseases
- Describe the significant principles of preventing animal disease
- State the function of each nutrient in the body
- List the source of food nutrients