Collaborative approaches to improving soil health
Certifications: Foundation and Practitioner
Cost: Free
Duration: 8 hours
Languages: English
Learners: 3903
What will you learn?
On completion, you should be able to...
- Outline the relationship between soil management, food security and the environment
- Develop knowledge about practical soil health solutions that work on a larger scale to address regional environmental issues
- Evaluate the broader regional context of soil health and advise farmers on practices that suit their individual circumstances
- Facilitate a network of farmers to share and promote effective soil management practices
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 course is made up of 3 sections:
- Section 1: Why: Soil health
- Section 2: What: Soil identification and diagnosis
- Section 3: How: Management practices
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:
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:
- Outline the relationship between soil management, food security and the environment
- Develop knowledge about practical soil health solutions that work on a larger scale to address regional environmental issues
- Evaluate the broader regional context of soil health and advise farmers on practices that suit their individual circumstances
- Facilitate a network of farmers to share and promote effective soil management practices
This course is made up of 3 sections:
- Section 1: Why: Soil health
- Section 2: What: Soil identification and diagnosis
- Section 3: How: Management practices
- 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
- 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
This course aligns with the following sustainability goals: