Advances in Agricultural Engineering
Enrol in the Advances in Agricultural Engineering online programme on Swayam and update your knowledge about agriculture for sustainable development.
Online
16 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
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| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Agriculture acts as the backbone of the Indian economy. That is why it is necessary to update yourself with the latest advancements in a timely manner. Only then will the country be able to maintain sustainable development. Advances in Agricultural Engineering program acts as a refresher course for the same.
Advances in the Agricultural Engineering certification course has been developed by the experienced faculty of IIT Kharagpur. This faculty consists of the university’s teachers, engineers, and agricultural sciences. This is also an AICTE-approved FDP course.
Moreover, the Advances in Agricultural Engineering syllabus has been laid out into five sections. Each section involves about four hours of video lectures and four hours of self-study. You will be able to gain practical knowledge from a variety of case studies. This is a core course in the Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching or ARPIT. There will also be an exam at the end of the course.
The Highlights
- Online core course
- ARPIT course
- AICTE approved course
- Developed at IIT Kharagpur
- Case studies
- Video lectures
- Self-study material
- Experienced faculty
Programme Offerings
- video lectures
- experienced faculty
- Online core course
- exam
- Developed at IIT Kharagpur
- AICTE Approved course
- ARPIT course
- Case Studies
- Self-study material.
Courses and Certificate Fees
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The Advances in Agricultural Engineering online course is available for free.
What you will learn
In the Advances in Agricultural Engineering program by Swayam, you will expose to the following topics:
- How to improve the nutritional value in plants
- Effect of stress on plants
- Plant breeding methods
- Advancements in food preservation
- Monitoring and management of water and land resources
- The mechanization of sustainable agriculture
- Soil formation
- Agricultural science course
Admission Details
You can secure your admission in Advances in Agricultural Engineering training program by following this process:
Step: 1. Go to the official website of the Swayam portal
Step: 2. Check if the program’s last date of joining has crossed or course status says ongoing or admission open.
Step: 3. If the course is not ongoing, click on the ‘Sign-in/Register’ button.
Step: 4. Create an account on the Swayam website or sign in with an existing account.
Step: 5. Go back to the web page and click on ‘Join’.
Application Details
You'll need to fill out a sign-up sheet for the Advances in Agricultural Engineering program. If you have an existing account, you can directly join the course. Another option is to use your social media accounts to sign in. Google, Facebook, or Microsoft accounts are applicable. Else, you need to create an account on the website. Once the account has been verified, you can join the course.
The Syllabus
Soil Property Monitoring
- Importance of soil properties data in agricultural planning and their measurement
- Advanced sensor applications in soil management
Integrated Nutrient Management
- Importance of INM for sustainable soil management
- Strategies of INM for Indian agriculture
Digital Soil Mapping
- Geostatistics and its applications in soil science
- Overview of DSM
Case Studies on Sensor Based Precision Soil Properties Management
- Selected Cases from Eastern India
- Selected cases from developed countries
Integrated Nutrient Management
- Importance of INM for sustainable soil management
- Strategies of INM for Indian agriculture
Digital Soil Mapping
- Geostatistics and its applications in soil science
- Overview of DSM
Case Studies on Sensor Based Precision Soil Properties Management
- Selected Cases from Eastern India
- Selected cases from developed countries
Mechanized agricultural system
- Current issues in agricultural mechanization in India and in the Asia-Pacific region
- The ‘Systems’ approach
Performance evaluation of the agri-systems
- Water-Food-Energy nexus for sustainability
- Stages of systems evaluation
Mechanization and farm productivity
- Opm energy inputs in modern agriculture
- Modern agriculture and environment
- Performance indicators
Case studies on GHG emissions and Energy use
- Selected cases from the middle Indo-Gangetic Plains of India
- Selected cases from the Asia-Pacific region
On-farm water management
- On-farm Water Balance
- Water Application Methods and Irrigation Efficiencies
- Agricultural Land Drainage
Soil and Water Conservation
- Soil erosion & Erosion control measures
- Sedimentation in rivers and streams
- Water harvesting techniques
Geographic Information System (GIS) & Remote Sensing (RS)
- Concepts on GIS & RS
- Application overview of GIS & RS
Case Studies on GIS & RS Application in Water Resources
- Advancements in Remote Sensing Satellites products and satellite data derived Indices
- Monitoring of Key Eco-hydrological Variables and applications of RS and GIS in resources management
Upsurges in food processing: A clean energy approach
- Renewable energy: a fount for food processing
- Exploring solar energy for food processing preservation
Performance and computational modeling of food dehydration systems
- Energy and exergy analysis of food dryers
- Multiphysics modeling of drying process
Progressive advancements in food preservation technologies
- Contemporary technologies for thermal processing of foods
- Technological advancements in food freezing
Perpetuating the nutritional aspects of food with Nonthermal technologies
- Non-Thermal Technologies: A brief overview and its status around the globe
- Recent invents in Non-Thermal food processing
Case studies
- Alterations in quality characteristics of dehydrated food commodities
- Commercial thermal processing of foods: a focus in Indian scenario
- Effect of Non-Thermal processing on various quality traits of food
Conventional Plant Breeding and Marker-Assisted Selection
- Introduction, Pureline theory, Backcross method, Molecular marker, Application of marker-assisted selection
- Advantages and disadvantages of molecular markers
Molecular intervention in plants for stress mitigation
- Abiotic stress, Biotic stress, Stress sensing in plants, Phenotypic changes in plants upon exposure to stress, Strategies for stress mitigation
- Application of microbes in stress mitigation
Improvement of nutritional status in crop plants by biotechnological intervention
- Plant genetic transformation - an outline
- Gene transfer in plastids: principles and applications
Instructors
IIT Kharagpur Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
No. The Advances in Agricultural Engineering program is available for free.
Yes, there will be an exam at the end of this course.
Yes, there are plenty of case studies in this course.
The case studies are from various parts of the world, such as India, Asia-Pacific, and developed countries.