Agriculture 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 and Animal courses and programmes:
46 activities scheduled
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Online Summer School Dairy Nutrition and HealthProgramme for ambitious young professionals who want to learn from Wageningen University & Research experts in the fields of dairy, food and nutrition.
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Online Summer School From Farm to Fork: New Technologies and TrendsExpand your knowledge and learn about new technologies and innovations in the farm to vork chain during this summer school.
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Online Winter School Biotechnology, Agriculture and FoodExpand your knowledge and learn about new technologies and innovations in the agricultural and food domain during this Winter School for students.
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Online Winter School From Farm to Fork: New Technologies and TrendsExpand your knowledge and learn about new technologies and innovations in the Farm to Fork chain during this Winter School for students.
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Online Winter School Greenhouse HorticultureLearn more about protected cultivation in relation to many topics, such as crop, climate and root zone management at the 'knowledge heart' of the Greenhouse Horticulture.
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Plant Breeders' Rights for Food Security and Economic DevelopmentIn this course you will learn what plant breeders’ rights are in accordance with the UPOV Convention and how a Plant Variety Protection System works.
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Plant Genetic Resources and Resilient Seed Systems for Sustainable Food SecurityLearn how to strengthen the use of plant genetic resources and develop a seed system that increases the access to and control over planting material by smallholder farmers.
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Potato Sector Development for Emerging MarketsGain valuable insights from the potato sector in the Netherlands to boost the potato industry in your own home country. Join this course.
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Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems for a Food Secure FutureDiscover how to design interventions, strategies and policies for resilient and sustainable food systems in your own local context.
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Resilient FisheriesIn this course, you will boost your skills to help stakeholders learn together in building resilient fisheries communities.
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Responsible Aquaculture DevelopmentLearn how to make sector management plans for a certain region or ecosystem that take ecological, socio-economic and governance aspects into consideration.
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Seminar EU Farm to Fork Food LawsThis seminar offers insights into EU Farm to Vork Food Law developments and provides you the opportunity to learn more about this topic and meet peers.
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Summer School Greenhouse HorticultureLearn more about protected cultivation in relation to many topics, such as crop, climate and root zone management at the 'knowledge heart' of the Greenhouse Horticulture.
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Summer School Insects as Food & FeedLearn the basic principles behind the factors that affect all processes in the insect production and consumption chain during this Summer School.
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Summer School on Image Analysis for Plant PhenotypingThis programme offers participants a full overview of the latest developments in the field of high-tech image analysis for plant phenotyping.
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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.