About Course
Course Objective
To provide participants who know little or nothing in Crop Production to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make informed investment decisions and/or profitably startup and run their own Crop Production businesses.
Course description
This training takes a critical look at all the aspects of Crop Production, taking the participant through the processes involved, step by step. Information provided will give the participants a clear view of what they must know and expect to successfully grow, manage, and improve crop yields in production. It offers an excellent opportunity for farmers and potential farmers to acquire a wealth of information on Crop Production as a veritable and profitable business. The program will consist of lectures, discussion, and practical field demonstration by carefully dissecting all its major areas which include the various types of Crops, Soil Management, Machinery and Tools, Integrated Pest Management, and weed control as well as the Finance and Marketing aspects of Crop Production and yield.
Course Overview
The most important factor in global food security is the ability to produce enough healthy fresh food and with the Federal Governments rededication to Agriculture, the best time to go into it is now! With its immeasurably huge financial benefits and grossly untapped potentials, going into Crop Production is one of the best investments anybody can make if done right. This program content is designed simply so that it takes a participant with little or no knowledge in the Crop Production Process to have a very clear understanding of what they need to know to go into Crop production and make it a successful business. It seeks to explain the principles behind the discipline that feeds clothes and shelter the world’s population and exposes Crop Production as a viable Agricultural Business especially for economic growth and development.
Course Benefits:
At the end of this program, participants should be able to:
- Identify the various types of Crops
- Understand Soil Management
- Recognize the various types of Agricultural Machinery and Tools involved in Crop Production
- Know how to safely use Agro-chemicals
- Identify the various types of fertilizer to use as well as its advantages and disadvantages
- Understand the financial aspects involved in crop production
- Develop a well-rounded understanding of Crop Production and make informed investment decisions.