Opportunity Details
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Opportunity ID 39378
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Degree Non Degree Program/Certificate
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Language Requirement Not Required
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Opportunity Type : Fully Funded
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Duration 6 weeks
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Gender MaleFemale
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Language of Instruction English
Opportunity Description
Course introduction
This excellent “Agriculture, Economics & Nature” course is developed by the University of Western Australia as part of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Study with Australia series.
Why take this course?
Economic thinking is vital in agriculture, as a farmer’s livelihood relies on the outcomes of their decisions. Governments also require economic information to make policy decisions on behalf of communities.
Hence, in this course, you’ll figure out key economic principles that will enable you to make sense of the changes that have taken place in agriculture and understand why different agricultural economic decisions have been made. Therefore, you’ll know how to make more informed agricultural decisions as a farmer or policymaker after finishing this course.
Course details:
Course developer: The University of Western Australia
Instruction language: English
Course provider: Future Learn
Course type: Online and self-paced
Subject: Nature & Environment
Price: Free
Duration: 6 weeks (4 hours weekly)
Start date: Flexible deadline
What you will learn:
By completing this course, you‘ll be able to:
- Understand the rationale of economics agricultural decision making
- Explore the key principles of economics in agricultural decision making
- You will cover subjects like agricultural production methods, input levels, resource conservation, and sustainable agricultural production, and
- Consider how improved economic thinking can positively impact the above-mentioned areas
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for anyone with interest in economic thinking for the agricultural sector. Also, it will be of particular interest to farmers, policymakers, and those who live in rural communities with robust agriculture industries.
Course content
What topics will it cover?
- Uncover the history of agricultural production and prices, an examination into the motives behind changes in production and prices.
- Create an understanding of water availability, peak phosphorus, herbicide resistance, and climate change.
- Explore the relationship between inputs and outputs, the optimal level of an input, the question of pollution from inputs, and flat payoff functions.
- Weigh land preservation practices, evaluating benefits and costs correctly, and non-economic factors.
- Debate the importance of lengthening economics beyond the farm gate.
- Argue government policies that support agriculture, shelter the rural environment, policies with problems, and justifications for agricultural policy.
Course benefits
- 100% online
- Full access to this course
- Includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes
- A PDF certificate of Achievement to certify your success when you are eligible
How to apply?
You can join this course by completing registration in the given link.
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To learn more about Free Online Course on ”Agriculture, Economics & Nature”, please visit FutureLearn’s website.
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