Explore a range of types of pests and options to manage them, within an Integrated Pest Management context. This course is freely available to people from the Free access countries.
Certifications: Foundation and Practitioner
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Languages: English
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Skills Framework
This course maps to a range of related skills in the Skills for Agriculture Framework (SFA). By completing this course, you will build on the following skills:
United Nations (UN) Sustainability Goals
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognise that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth.
- Compare and contrast different management techniques for each pest group
- Distinguish between different types of control and learn to integrate these techniques in an effective, practical, economical and safe approach
- Learn to use the integrated pest management steps, including prevention, pest monitoring and decision making, non-chemical direct control measures and chemical control
- Apply your understanding in crop and pest management scenarios and appreciate the complexity of farming decisions
- Recognise the trade-offs in pest management decisions and use economic principles to make cost-effective recommendations.
This programme is made up of 8 sub-courses:
- Crop Pest Management 0: Welcome
- Crop Pest Management 1: Introductions and definitions
- Crop Pest Management 2: Economics
- Crop Pest Management 3: Bacteria
- Crop Pest Management 4: Oomycetes
- Crop Pest Management 5: Fungi
- Crop Pest Management 6: Insects and mites
- Crop Pest Management 7: Viruses
- Crop Pest Management 8: Chemical Applications & Restrictions
- Extension workers and agro-input dealers, or anyone advising farmers
- Farmers may also find it useful
- Agricultural students may find the course complementary to their studies
- Access course materials and work through at your own pace
- Gain feedback from automated quizzes and activities to test your knowledge
- Improve critical thinking skills by investigating internet resources
This course aligns with the following sustainability goals:
Concepts et termes clés liés à la gestion des ravageurs et des agents pathogènes des cultures.
Exemples travaillés et définitions de base pour décrire les activités de prise de décision économique importantes pour les agriculteurs.
Les caractéristiques des infections bactériennes, leur propagation et les options disponibles pour une gestion efficace.
Méthodes de propagation, dormance, gamme d'hôtes, conditions de croissance optimales et options de gestion des oomycètes.
Le cycle de vie, les propagules, la dormance, la gamme d'hôtes et les conditions optimales pour l'infection fongique, et les méthodes de gestion.
Principales différences entre les insectes et les acariens, leur propagation, leur dormance et leur gamme d'hôtes. Apprenez des stratégies clés pour leur gestion à différentes étapes de la vie.
Réplication, méthodes de propagation, dormance, gamme d'hôtes et conditions optimales pour les agents pathogènes viraux. Modes de transmission et leur gestion.
Les constituants chimiques des pesticides, leur application sécuritaire et l'entretien de l'équipement. Prévenir les effets négatifs de l'utilisation des pesticides dans la gestion des cultures.
Questions à choix multiples basées sur le contenu couvert dans le programme de cours sur la lutte contre les ravageurs des cultures. Offert aux niveaux Fondation et Praticien.