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
Cost: Not applicable
Duration: 20 hours
Languages: English
Learners: 3786
What will you learn?
On completion, you should be able to...
- 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.
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 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
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 course aligns with the following sustainability goals:
- 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: