Learn CABI's pest diagnosis methodology, used by Plant Doctors worldwide. This course is freely available to people from the Free access countries.
Certifications: Foundation and Practitioner
Cost: Restricted access
Duration: 16 hours
Languages: English
Learners: 7491
What will you learn?
On completion, you should be able to...
- Detect emerging pests
- Diagnose plant problems
- Identify symptoms
Who is this for?
- 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
Structure
This programme is made up of 5 sub-courses:
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 0: Welcome
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 1: Symptoms
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 2: Insects and mites
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 3: Causes
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 4: Nutrient deficiencies
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 5: Practising diagnostics
Digital learning skills
- 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
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.
This programme aligns with the following sustainability goals:
- Detect emerging pests
- Diagnose plant problems
- Identify symptoms
This programme is made up of 5 sub-courses:
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 0: Welcome
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 1: Symptoms
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 2: Insects and mites
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 3: Causes
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 4: Nutrient deficiencies
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 5: Practising diagnostics
- 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 programme aligns with the following sustainability goals: