Agriculture Courses

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural production

53 reviews

The course is designed to train students on organic farming practices, quality analysis of the products, environmental impact assessment, health benefit of the organic food, etc. After successful completion of the course, the students should be able to d…

• YouTube
• 20 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

University of Iceland

Sheep in the Land of Fire and Ice

55 reviews

What do sheep, volcanoes and glaciers have in common? Take this course to see how human land uses, like sheep grazing, over just a few centuries can be an equally strong driving force of landscapes as volcanoes and glaciers over millennia.

• edX
• 1-2 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

NPTEL;  IIT Bombay

Agriculture - GIS in Ag-Essentials and Applications (GIS)

13 reviews

In this course you will learn Traditional information in agriculture practices, Understanding of rainfall potential clouds in decision making for irrigation, Water demand assessment and deficit, Sustainable village resources management

• YouTube
• 8 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Università Bocconi

Challenges of Agribusiness Management

208 ratings at Coursera

The goal of this course is to understand the challenges and opportunities of agribusiness nowadays. From farms to retailers, from input providers to traders, all the diverse players of this value chain interact a complex business environment in which nat…

• Coursera
• 5-6 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 16th Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Climate Change and Resilience in Food Systems

14 reviews

Learn new research-led strategies designed to mitigate the effects of climate change on agriculture and food systems.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Nitrogen: A Global Challenge

12 reviews

Learn about the global nitrogen challenge, how nitrogen has helped human civilization to develop, and how its misuse now threatens us.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Food Systems Live!: Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

Join a community of entrepreneurs in weekly, live online sessions with Harvard University faculty and leaders around the globe to learn about opportunities in emerging economies focused on food systems, agriculture, nutrition, sustainability and food sec…

• edX
• 10-12 hours a week, 9 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

University of Copenhagen

Transformation of the Global Food System

854 ratings at Coursera

The UN predicts we will be 9-10 billion people on Earth in 2050. Providing so many people with nutritious foods is a massive challenge and one that cannot be met by simply upscaling current practices regarding food production and consumption. Providing h…

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 16th Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar;  CEC

Organic Farming Practices and Certification

1 review

Agriculture with the use of agrochemicals in large amounts has, undoubtedly, resulted in a manifold increase in the production of farm commodities, but the adverse effects of these chemicals are clearly visible in the soil structure, soil microflora, qu…

• Swayam
• 8 weeks long
• 15th Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course

IIT Kanpur;  NPTEL

Nanotechnology In Agriculture

1 review

Modern agriculture is a chemical intensive process starting from fertilizer, pesticide to food preservation. Modern nanotechnology tools if used judiciously in future, have the ability to offer sustainable development along with the optimal, precision an…

• Swayam
• 8 weeks long
• 22nd Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course

University of Missouri

Home Horticulture

6 reviews

Welcome to Missouri Integrated Pest Management's Garden Hour with MU Extension. Learn about Tomato issues, curing Onions, differences between chestnut and buckeye, protecting pollinators, irrigating lawns and more in this horticulture series from Missour…

• YouTube
• 6 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Novel Technologies for Food Processing and Shelf Life Extension

Food processing which includes both fresh and packaged food involves handling of foods, preparation and storage through the subsequent stages so that the pathogens and toxic components present in food are destroyed and deactivated making the food safer a…

• Swayam
• 12 weeks long
• 22nd Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Machine Learning For Soil And Crop Management

It is essential to upgrade traditional farming practices and prepare for a technological revolution to develop eco-friendly systems for enhancing crop productivity. This course aims to cover the various applications of machine learning and deep learning…

• Swayam
• 12 weeks long
• 22nd Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Instrumentation and Process Control in Food Industry

The course aims to introduce the first principles of controlled systems as sensed by instruments and fedback for effective control strategies. Design of stable controllers based on proportional – integral – derivative combinations will be the…

• Swayam
• 8 weeks long
• 22nd Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Soil And Water Conservation Engineering

The course deals with the engineering principles involved in soil and water conservation. It includes the classification of the water erosion, and the agronomical and engineering measures adopted for erosion control.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks long
• 22nd Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course