Agriculture Courses

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural production

58 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)

14 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

Black Agricultural Solutions to Food Apartheid: A Teach-Out

Black Agricultural Solutions to Food Apartheid is a series where we dive deep into the historical, ancestral, and spiritual connections that Black people have to land and agriculture. Throughout this course, we encourage participants to learn about their…

• Coursera
• 5-6 hours worth of material, 1 week long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Università Bocconi

Challenges of Agribusiness Management

210 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
• 13th Feb, 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 Missouri

Home Horticulture

7 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

University of Copenhagen

Transformation of the Global Food System

862 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
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Taipei Medical University

Agriculture and Nutrition

12 ratings at FutureLearn

The benefits of rice bran for preventing chronic diseases; the relationships of the mammary gland, and immune in cow

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Traction Engineering

ABOUT THE COURSE: This course will cover the basics of traction elements, their behavior in different soil conditions, parameters affecting tractive performance, estimation of tractive power, selection of tyre, traction aids, tractor ballasting, cornerin…

• Swayam
• 8 weeks long
• 19th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course

NPTEL;  IIT Kanpur

Nanotechnology in Agriculture

5 reviews

In this course, I will be sharing my journey from basic agriculture to modern day nanoparticle based agriculture practices. Modern agriculture is a chemical intensive process starting from fertilizer, pesticide to food preservation.

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

A Nutritional Approach to Agriculture and Food Security

10 reviews

This course presents current research, which aims to place nutrition at the heart of the food system.

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

EIT Food;  Università di Torino

Circular Business Models for Sustainable Urban Food Systems

13 reviews

Discover how circular business models transform urban food systems to tackle grand challenges through innovative solutions.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)