DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE

Diploma In Agriculture

This course is designed for students who want to learn a wide range of skills and knowledge about AGRICULTURE including animal husbandry, organics, cropping and irrigation. Students may choose a combination of electives that are relevant to their needs.

Hours:

Mode:

Payments:

Work Experience

Modules

There are 6 (six) core modules in this Diploma:

• Farm Management
• Agricultural Marketing
• Pasture Management
• Soil Management (Agriculture)
• Workplace Health & Safety
• Sustainable Agriculture

Stream (1):

• Research Project I

Electives (7) choose 7 from the following:

Animal Husbandry:

• Animal Husbandry I
• Animal Husbandry II
• Animal Husbandry III
• Diagnosing Animal Diseases
• Beef Cattle
• Dairy Cattle
• Calf Rearing
• Sheep
• Pigs
• Aquaculture
• Aquaponics
• Mariculture

Organics:

• Commercial Organic Vegetable Production
• Permaculture
• Organic Plant Culture

Cropping:

• Agronomy
• Weed Control
• Nut Production Temperate
• Nut Production Warm Climate
• Fruit Production Temperate
• Fruit Production Warm Climate
• Mushroom Production
• Botany I
• Botany II
• Viticulture
• Berries

Irrigation

• Irrigation
• Irrigation Crops
• Irrigation Management

Each module should take 100 hrs to complete and has an exam (exam fees included).

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