Trainings & Workshops

The course on poultry production seeks to provide you with knowledge on essential building and equipment, incubation of eggs, hatchery management, principles for successful production, breeds and breeding, brooding of chicks and management techniques, how to rear chicks, table egg & meat production

This course consists of six modules which are sub-divided into units. This course guide tells you what the course is all about. What course materials you will be using and also suggests some general guidelines for the amount of time you are likely to spend on each unit of the course in order to,...

This course will expose you to an understanding of many of the concepts in Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals. The knowledge gained will also assist us to be able to manage our farm business.

Eating patterns that begin in childhood affect health and well-being across the lifespan. The culture of eating has changed significantly in recent decades, especially in parts of the world where processed foods dominate our dietary intake. This course examines contemporary child nutrition and ...

Learn about the impact of infectious disease on sustainable animal-based food production by understanding the science of growth, immunity, and infection and by learning the problem-solving skills needed to advance animal health and food production through optimal management practices.

The Meat We Eat is a course designed to create a more informed consumer about the quality, safety, healthfulness, and sustainability of muscle foods and address current issues in animal agriculture in developed and developing countries.

Finding and hiring the right people is often cited as the number one concern of businesses today. It seems we are all competing for the best and brightest workers. As you will see in our time together in the second course, a critical component of the People Manager Value Proposition is to hire tale

In this course, you will learn about the implementation and evaluation of both large industrial scale and the tailor-made breeding programs, in terms of genetic progress and genetic diversity. Together with other learners, you will dive into the reasons behind crossbreeding in relation to the dissemination of genetic improvement. It is essential to know how key biological factors affect the structure of a breeding program and to understand the different structures a breeding program can have.

In this course of the XSeries in environmental studies, you will examine the principles of crop production. You will learn about the ‘availability pillar’ of global food security that lies at the heart of food production, applicable to both crops and animal production. This course will discuss why yields in some parts of the world are lagging behind and identify the agro-ecological drivers that shape the broad diversity of production systems. Also, key issues relating to the closing of yield gaps and the difference in visions of sustainability will be explored.

This introductory environmental studies course will explore the importance of soil to life on earth, the issues, processes, and societal challenges underlying soil degradation - and what can be done to ensure sustainable soil management for the future. The threats to our soil span deforestation, erosion, overgrazing, use of agrochemicals, pollution, and climate change. Learn what you can do to make a difference in protecting this vital natural resource.