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Training: ORGANIC FARMING

Short description

15 Training Courses providing basic knowledge, skills and competencies about Organic Farming in European Countries and outside of Europe. It could be particularly interesting for farmers operating in conventional agriculture and for any people willing to enter the agriculture sector with an innovative approach.

What you will learn

Training facts:

  • Overall Duration: 80 hours / 1 month.
  • Structure: 40 hours of Lessons + 40 hours Self Learning Activities.
  • Target group: Farmers (EQF Level 3 and more) with interest in conversion to organic.
  • Course type: Introductory.
  • Qualification: EQF Level 1.
  • Scope: 15 courses.
  • Completion: Written examination.
  • Field: Agriculture, Agrofood, Organic & Sustainable Farming.
  • Supplier: Centro Libero Analisi e Ricerca - CLAR, Italy.
  • Price: free of charge.

Course structure:

  1. Converting to organic farming (duration: 4 hrs. on line, 4 hrs. individual study)
  2. Soil management (duration: 4 hrs on line; 4 hrs. individual study)
  3. Diseases and pest management (duration: 4 hrs. on line; 4 hrs. individual study)
  4. Manuring and fertilization (duration: 2 hrs on line; 2 hrs. individual study)
  5. Harvesting and Storing (duration: 2 hrs on line; 2 hrs. individual study)
  6. Biodiversity (duration: 2 hrs on line; 2 hrs. individual study)
  7. Soil and landscape protection (duration: 2 hrs on line; 2 hrs. individual study)
  8. Economical Viability (duration: 2 hrs on line; 2 hrs. individual study)
  9. EU regulations (duration: 4 hrs on line; 4 hrs. individual study)
  10. Extra-Ue regulations (duration: 2 hrs on line; 2 hrs. individual study)
  11. Control and certification procedures (duration: 4 hrs on line; 4 hrs. individual study)
  12.  Labelling (duration: 2 hrs on line; 2 hrs. individual study)
  13. Costs and prices (duration: 2 hrs on line; 2 hrs. individual study)
  14. EU organic market (duration: 2 hrs on line; 2 hrs. individual study)
  15. Extra-EU organic market (duration: 2 hrs on line; 2 hrs. individual study)

Total duration: 40 hrs on line; 40 hrs individual study.

Structure

About the author

Gaetano Sinatti

About the institute

CLAR - Centro Libero Analisi e Ricerca - Senigallia, Italy


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