Agriculture, Horticulture and Animals
While the population is rapidly growing the world is facing climate change. This makes it increasingly challenging to generate enough food, both plant and animal based.
Agriculture has the potential to reduce poverty, increase access to food and create employment. It all depends on how land – both urban and rural – is managed and adaptation strategies are applied. Join the world’s # 1 Agricultural University and discover which aspect of agriculture you want to explore.
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Crops
Courses about the agro-ecological drivers that shape various production systems and sustainable solutions for crop protection issues.
Land and Water Management
Courses about the consumption of scarce resources by various competing actors.
Livestock and Fisheries
Courses about sustainable and climate-smart livestock farming, fisheries and wildlife.
Management and Governance
Courses about the role of stakeholders, sustainable business cases, resource management, policies etc.
Discover all Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal courses and programmes:
57 activities scheduled
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Course Introduction to On Site AnalysisThis course is an introduction to on site analysis and aims to inspire you to explore how this type of analysis could change the landscape of analytical chemistry in the coming dec...
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Course on Aquatic Effect Assessment of Plant Protection Products2 week online training programme for Tier 1 up and to the higher tiers, focus lays upon EFSA guidance about aquatic effect assessment and the linking of exposure to effects.
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Course on Exposure Assessment of Plant Protection Products for Groundwater and Surface Water2.5-day training programme for professionals who want to learn multiple models related with leaching and aquatic exposure, including greenhouse emission, of plant protection produc...
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Course Plant BreedingMultiple online modules on plant breeding, from basic to more advanced. Optional exam. Start anytime, study anytime.
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Course Plant Pathology and EntomologyOnline modules on phytopathology, nematology, entomology and virology. Optional exam. Start anytime, study anytime. You can register for any combination.
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Course Successful Dairy Heifer RearingBoost your knowledge on dairy heifer feeding strategies and management.
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Master's Plant BreedingExplore plant physiology, ecology, genetics and molecular techniques to accelerate the development of (new) plant varieties for food, feed and industrial uses.
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MOOC Animal Behaviour in ConservationHow can we co-exist with wildlife in our human-dominated world? Learn how you can apply animal behavioural principles to design more effective conservation actions.
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MOOC Drainage in Agriculture: controlling water and salt levels in the soilBe prepared for the effects of climate change by learning how to design and implement effective agri-drainage systems to create optimal soil for growing conditions.
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MOOC Drones for Agriculture: Prepare and Design Your Drone (UAV) MissionLearn how to execute a flight mission (from image acquisition to data visualization) with a drone and how to process the collected data for your own applications.
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MOOC Evaluating Animal Breeding ProgrammesLearn how to evaluate an ongoing breeding programme in terms of both genetic progress and diversity and how to apply that to a farm.
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MOOC Food and Nutrition Security in Urbanizing LandscapesSee your urbanizing landscape from a spatial and integrated food systems perspective. Identify counterparts to collaborate with. Break the rural-urban divide!
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MOOC Genetic Models for Animal BreedingUnderstand the genetic and statistic principles that enable responsible animal breeding and learn to set up a breeding programme and predict breeding value.
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MOOC Introduction to Animal BehaviourExplore the amazing range and complexity of wild animal behaviour. Discover how animals learn, communicate, find food, avoid predators, and interact socially.
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MOOC Soil4Life: Sustainable Soil ManagementExplore the importance of soil to life on earth, the challenges underlying soil degradation – and what can be done to ensure sustainable soil management.
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MOOC Sustainable Food Security: Crop ProductionHow to feed the world without depleting our planet’s reserves? As part of the XSeries Sustainable Food Security learn about the availability pillar of production.
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MOOC Urban rewilding: restore your local ecosystemLearn to tackle urban challenges – from climate resilience to community cohesion – by leveraging the power of nature. Join us and rewild your neighbourhood.
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Online Course Refrigerated Transport TechnologyLearn how to apply refrigerated transport technology to control temperature, humidity and gas atmosphere conditions during transportation in an energy efficient way.
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Online programme: Animal Breeding and GeneticsLearn to design, set up, execute and optimise an animal breeding programme and increase the productivity of livestock and domestic animals.
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Online Programme: Food Security and SustainabilityGain the knowledge on how to produce sufficient food in an environmentally sustainable way to feed the increasing world population in the future.