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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Agriculture, Economics, and Nature certification is a tiny little course under the category of nature and Environment Studies of FutureLearn. Along with FutureLearn, The University of Western Australia has also collaborated for upbringing this course for the participants with an interest in the agricultural sector.

Agriculture, Economics, and Nature certification syllabus have a special focus on the three dimensions, Agriculture, Economics, and nature. If candidates are a farmer or anyone related to making policies for the agricultural field then they can make informed decisions. Economic thinking is indispensable in agriculture because a farmer’s livelihood is dependent on this.

Agriculture, Economics, and Nature training will let the students explore the economic principles that are responsible for agriculture, and how economic decisions are being made. Moreover, candidates will understand how economic thinking can positively impact the areas of agricultural production.

The Highlights

Course on agriculture, economics, and nature
Course timing is 6 weeks
3 hours of online classes
Self learn the weekly course
Certificate of initiation by FutureLearn
Digital Upgrade is free

Programme Offerings

6 Weeks Course
Online Course
3 Hours Weekly Sessions
Certificate of completion
Progress Mapping
Global Classroom
self paced course

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	Futurelearn

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

Anyone with different kinds of educational qualifications like a certificate, degree or even a diploma holder is allowed for application to this programme.

Work Experience

No matter whatever professional experience of working the candidates may have they can pursue this free certification course.

Certification Qualifying Details

After the successful completion of the course resources and some assessments, candidates will be presented with the Agriculture, Economics, and Nature certification by FutureLearn.

What you will learn

Knowledge of Agricultural practicesKnowledge of Economics

The candidates can be gaining knowledge of the following:

Candidates will have a solid idea regarding agriculture and environmental conservation.
The candidates will learn the interaction between the environment and agriculture with respect to agricultural production.
Also, the candidates will be able to identify what is the part that economics plays in the agricultural sector.

Who it is for

If candidates want to gain some knowledge of the agricultural sector’s economic thinking then it will prove to be interesting for them. The set of candidates can include farmers, policymakers, or even people who have the habit of residing in rural communities that have proper industries related to agriculture.

Admission Details

Following the steps below correctly will ensure that candidates get admission with ease.

Step 1: Find all the admission details on the official webpage.

Step 2: The next step requires locating the button ‘Join now.

Step 3: This button will make sure that candidates land upon the correct webpage which will take them a step closer to their admission

Step 4: Then by filling in some personal fields candidates can complete the process of registration.

Step 5: At the last, and final step, the candidates will be secured admission to this programme.

Application Details

Candidates are required only to fill up some details for generating a new account on the website of FutureLearn. Candidates get no application form instead they must make newly registered accounts with either Facebook or a Gmail account. If by chance these accounts are not available somehow, the candidates can sign up with details like their age, address, and also email address which is active so any information can be communicated.

The Syllabus

Course introduction
Agricultural products’ supply and demand
Resource usage
Interview and Week 1 Quiz

Water pollution, pesticide bans and salinity
Resource exhaustibility
Climate change

Fertiliser and crop yield
Production functions and profit maximisation
Considering pollution in input decisions
Interview + closing out the week

Resource conservation in farming
Benefits and costs of resource conservation over time
Accounting for time
Discounting
Building a spreadsheet for discounting benefits and costs
Case study: conservation agriculture
Drivers of farmers’ decision-making
Interview - Mike McFarlane, farmer, Doodlakine, Western Australia
Interview - Greg Shea, Division of Agriculture and Food, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Quiz 4

Environmental projects in agriculture
Extending economics beyond the farm
Characteristics of environmental projects
Benefit: Cost Analysis
Benefit: Cost Ratio
Case study: The Gippsland Lakes
A helpful tool: INFFER
Interview - Marit Kragt, Associate Professor, UWA School of Agriculture and Environment
Quiz 5