Selecting Lower Risk Pesticides
Certifications: Foundation
Cost: Free
Duration: 8 hours
Languages: English
Learners: 520
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
What will you learn?
On completion, you should be able to...
- Define risk and how it relates to pesticide use
- Identify country-specific guidelines and regulations for the use of pesticides
- Evaluate how exposure to pesticide hazards can be reduced for humans and the environment
- Recognise the difference between lower-risk and higher-risk pesticides
- Compare the toxicity of pesticides based on available sources of information
Digital learning skills
- Join in polls and discussions to learn from others globally
- 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:
- Skill 1: Agriculture chemical management
- Skill 2: Community mobilisation
- Skill 3: Customer service
- Skill 4: Communication
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.
Type: Self-study
Descriptor: Course
Generico Summary: CourseSummary
Study hours: 8
Cost: Free
Languages: English
Certifications: Foundation
Learning Outcomes:
- Define risk and how it relates to pesticide use
- Identify country-specific guidelines and regulations for the use of pesticides
- Evaluate how exposure to pesticide hazards can be reduced for humans and the environment
- Recognise the difference between lower-risk and higher-risk pesticides
- Compare the toxicity of pesticides based on available sources of information
Structure:
This course is made up of 3 sections:
- Section 1: Why and how pesticides have been classified on global, national and local levels
- Section 2: What short-term, immediate and long-term impacts pesticides can have on human health and the environment
- Section 3: How to find and compare information on product labels to inform pesticide selection in terms of risk
Audience:
- 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
Digital Learning skills:
- Join in polls and discussions to learn from others globally
- 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:
UN Goals: