Agriculture Courses and Certifications

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production

172 reviews

Learn sustainable agricultural practices with NPTEL's 20-hour program on organic farming, covering topics from compost production to organic certification process.

• YouTube
• 20 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

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Integrated Pest Management - IPM

31 reviews

This course covers insect classification, pest outbreaks, pest surveillance, pest management, biological control, chemical control and IPM.

• YouTube
• 10 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Nitrogen: A Global Challenge

17 reviews

Learn about the global nitrogen challenge, how nitrogen has helped human civilization to develop, and how its misuse now threatens us.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

NPTEL;  IIT Bombay

Agriculture - GIS in Ag-Essentials and Applications

23 reviews

In this course you will learn Traditional information in agriculture practices, Understanding of rainfall potential clouds in decision making for irrigation, Water demand assessment and deficit, Sustainable village resources management

• YouTube
• 8 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Climate Change and Resilience in Food Systems

14 reviews

Learn new research-led strategies designed to mitigate the effects of climate change on agriculture and food systems.

• FutureLearn
• 2 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

EIT Food;  Università di Torino

Circular Business Models for Sustainable Urban Food Systems

14 reviews

Discover how circular business models transform urban food systems to tackle grand challenges through innovative solutions.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Agriculture - Crop Production Fundamentals

14 reviews

Course content encompasses Kharif & Rabi season crops, and gives a detailed description of the general practices for the maintenance of crops. The course has been designed on the basis of class 11& 12 syllabus for agriculture subject of UP Board.

• YouTube
• 4 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

A Nutritional Approach to Agriculture and Food Security

10 reviews

This course presents current research, which aims to place nutrition at the heart of the food system.

• FutureLearn
• 2 weeks, 4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Western Australia

Agriculture, Economics and Nature

7 reviews

Improve your economic decision-making skills with this 7-week course by the University of Western Australia. Learn about agricultural economics, policy responses, and environmental impacts.

• Coursera
• 16 hours 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Missouri

Home Horticulture

11 reviews

Welcome to Missouri Integrated Pest Management's Garden Hour with MU Extension. Learn about Tomato issues, curing Onions, differences between chestnut and buckeye, protecting pollinators, irrigating lawns and more in this horticulture series from Missour…

• YouTube
• 13 hours 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Black Agricultural Solutions to Food Apartheid: A Teach-Out

14 ratings at Coursera

Explore Black agriculture and its spiritual, ancestral connections in this 1-week course by Johns Hopkins University. Gain insights into food sovereignty, community rebuilding, and land-based living.

• Coursera
• 5 hours 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Understanding Agribusiness, Value Chains, and Consumers in Global Food Systems

5 reviews

Learn about the dynamic business of food and agriculture, exploring value chain thinking and the role consumers play in our rapidly evolving food systems.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Strategies and Tools to Mitigate Agricultural Risk

Learners will examine risk management strategies for crop production, discuss techniques and programs to mitigate financial risk, and describe the types of rental agreements for agricultural land use. Learners will also explore traditional and innovative…

• Coursera
• 13 hours 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Risks to Crop Production in Agriculture

Learners will be able to describe the crop production cycles of agriculture for annual and permanent crops, explain the financial characteristics and risks of food production, discuss the various types of land ownership and rental agreements for the use…

• Coursera
• 14 hours 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Breeding Programme Modelling with AlphaSimR

11 ratings at edX

Breeding programmes are key to the genetic improvement of plant varieties and animal breeds used in agriculture. This unique course shows how to model an existing or new breeding programme and the evaluation of alternative breeding scenarios.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)