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ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA IN AGRONOMY VAG071

Duration (approx) 1500 hours
Qualification
Associate Diploma

Learn to be a Better Agronomist

Agronomists are highly sought after by farmers and landowners. They are the experts of crop growing that can problem solve and come up with solutions to a wide range of complex crop growing issues.

They rely on technology, experimentation, and research to inform their decision-making. 

Get advanced skills in a broad range of agronomy tasks

Study this course to:

  • Understand soil health and quality or degradation.
  • Determine soil nutrient requirements and management.
  • Master irrigation management and system design.
  • Develop cropping systems, including rotations.
  • Understand crop genetics, quality and diversity.
  • Implement suitable crop protection strategies.
  • Explain harvesting of a wide variety of crops.
  • Manage soils and the tools needed for agronomic farming.

Benefits of this course:

  • Become more aware of opportunities for employment, career advancement, and business development in agronomy.
  • Broaden the scope of your knowledge - grain, root, oil, fibre, and legume crop production.

This is an in-depth course that leaves no stones unturned. 

Modules

Core ModulesThese modules provide foundation knowledge for the ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA IN AGRONOMY VAG071
 AGRONOMY BAG306
 AGRONOMY II - GRAINS BAG309
 AGRONOMY III - ROOT CROPS BAG310
 AGRONOMY IV- LEGUME CROPS BAG311
 AGRONOMY V - OIL CROPS BAG312
 AGRONOMY VI - FIBRE CROPS BAG313
 IRRIGATING CROPS BHT204
 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (ENGINEERING I) BSC105
 SOIL MANAGEMENT (AGRICULTURE) BAG103
Elective ModulesIn addition to the core modules, students study any 6 of the following 11 modules.
 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING BAG304
 CUT FLOWER PRODUCTION BHT221
 ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS (ENGINEERING II) BSC205
 FARM MANAGEMENT BAG104
 FARM TOURISM BTR205
 HERB CULTURE BHT114
 ORGANIC FARMING BAG305
 PLANT TAXONOMY BHT344
 REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE BAG314
 SOIL MICROBIOME BSC310
 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE - BAG215

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Learn from a team of Experts

What matters is the knowledge you retain when your studies finish, and your capacity to keep learning and applying what you learn in different and often unforeseen contexts you encounter long after you cease being a student.

The qualification you receive may help you kick start a career, but this ability to apply knowledge and keep growing as a agriculture professional is what makes the biggest difference to your long term career or farming success.

We provide the support of a whole team of experts to support you as a student.

We treat every student as the unique individual that they are, with only one goal to improve your capacity in agronomy.

This qualification is ideal for anyone wanting to learn about agronomy.

  • No prerequisites for this course.
  • Enrol at any time and start any time.
  • Flexible online study.
  • Spend the time you need to understand the materials.
  • Apply the learning on-farm through tasks and activities.

What Next?

There are endless opportunities for anyone with a passion and persistence to succeed in farming.

  • Start a farm - small or large.
  • Find a job in farming.
  • Develop new skills in agriculture.

This course is suitable for different people including:

  • Farmers
  • Agronomists
  • Smallholders
  • Landowners
  • Growers
  • Anyone with an interest in growing crops.

Enrol to master agronomy and begin making a difference to how crops are grown.

Courses can be started anytime from anywhere in the world!