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:
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Contemporary Approaches to Genetic Resources Conservation and UseDo you want to be updated on state-of-the-art insights in various plant genetic resources management strategies and its relevant policies? Then this course is of interest to you.
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Guiding Seed Sector TransformationBroaden your international experience and strengthen your competencies to support seed sector development taking an integrated perspective during this course.
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Horticulture Sector Development for Emerging MarketsThis course covers the complete horticulture value chain, including fruit, vegetable and ornamental subsectors, and both greenhouse as well as open field production.
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Integrated Pest Management and Food SafetyThis course explores Integrated Pest Management (IPM) & Food Safety with an innovative approach, combining technical and strategic advice to IPM into practice.
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Milking to PotentialLearn how to design and implement dairy development strategies in emerging economies.
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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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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.