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Climate Smart Agriculture (MP)

Climate Change, Smallholder Farmers and Food Security (CSAC)


Description
• Course Pitch
Agriculture stands as the most vulnerable sector in the face of climate change, with profound implications for the food security of numerous nations. This course aims to explore the causes of climate change and the challenges posed by climate change on the productivity and profitability of smallholder farmers. This course is designed to gain clarity and confidence on the below topics:

--->Agriculture’s role & contribution to climate change
--->The climate event/s that are affecting and continue to affect agriculture production the most
--->Understanding of SHF agriculture globally from the context of Food Security
--->The impact of climate change on critical agriculture production factors: Soil nutrition, Water Management, Crop health management, Harvest & Post-harvest management

• Content & Assessment Guidelines
Please review the course outline below to set your expectations related to the content & certificate assessment needs for the course. You can complete the assessment and download Agribusiness Academy completion certificate. You can expect to complete this course and certification assessment in about 3-5 hours. We wish you a lot of success with the course/pathway and very sure that it will help you gain more clarity and execution confidence towards your outcome.

• Course & the Pathway Connection
This course can be pursued independently or as part of the “Climate Smart Agriculture" learning & reflection pathway.If you wish to gain a thorough comprehension of the significance of climate-smart agriculture and the integration of diverse technologies and methodologies to enhance sustainable productivity, you are welcome to enroll in this pathway. The program addresses a range of contextual challenges that must be tackled, along with strategies designed to promote the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices. If you choose to enroll in the pathway, you'll have the option to receive an extra certificate upon completing the reflection exercise for the pathway. Enrolling to the pathway also gives you access to our facilitators via the AA Slack channel. You can review and enroll to the full pathway by following this link: https://lms.agribusiness.academy/catalog/index/cat:225

• Contact
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Content
  • Course Objectives
  • Climate Factors Affecting Agriculture Value Chains
  • Factors Affecting Agriculture Value Chains
  • Climate Change Factors Impacting Agriculture Production and Distribution
  • Climate Change events effecting Agriculture
  • Factors Contributing to Climate Change
  • Food security challenges due to climate change
  • Climate Change Impact on Staple Crops : Case Notes
  • Critical Production Factors Affected by CLimate Change
  • Context of Smallholder Agriculture
  • Critical Production Factors Affected by Climate Change
  • Soil Nutrition and Agriculture Production
  • Strategies to Optimise Soil Nutrition for Agriculture Production
  • Water Resource Management and Agriculture Production
  • Strategies to Facilitate optimal Water Usage for SHFs
  • Crop Health Management and Agriculture Production
  • Strategies to Facilitate optimal Crop Health Management for SHFs
  • Post Harvest Management and Farmer Profitability
  • Strategies to Facilitate optimal Profitability for SHFs
  • Context of Food Security
  • Understanding Global Food Security
  • Assessment
  • Climate Change, SHfs and Food Security - Assessment
  • Course completion and certificate
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever