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Explore How Farmers Produce Food Sustainably 

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Overview

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

8,814

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

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Explore How Farmers Produce Food Sustainably
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Highlights

  • Duration 3 weeks
  • Weekly study 3 hours
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Explore How Farmers Produce Food Sustainably
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Skills you will learn
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  • Have you ever wondered what makes food sustainable?
  • On this course, you'll gain a better understanding of where our food comes from, how it's produced, and the associated environmental, social and sustainability challenges for EU farmers.
  • As well as horticulture and arable farming, you'll explore meat, dairy, and egg production, as you examine different farming systems. You'll also learn about the innovative technologies available to farmers to boost sustainability so that you can better understand farming challenges, and how farming relates to your food purchases.

Explore How Farmers Produce Food Sustainably
 at 
FutureLearn 
Curriculum

Sustainability in food production

Welcome

A framework for examining sustainable production

Horticultural farming

Technology and how it can help

Review and reflect

Feeding a growing population

Welcome to Week 2

Arable farming

Food loss and food waste

Technology and how it can help

Review and reflect

The future of livestock farming

Welcome to Week 3

Ruminant production: beef, lamb and milk

Monogastrics: pork and poultry

Technology and how it can help

Review and reflect

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