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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Course Overview

Certified by the Certification Service of CPD, Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment certification course which is planned by the Queen's University Belfast, EIT Food, University of Turin, and FutureLearn. This online course will be helping discover the supply chains related to food from farm to fork. 

Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment certification syllabus helps in exploring the modern world sectors of Food and Agriculture. Along with the above topics, candidates will even learn about the complexity related to the supply chain of the food industry.

Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment training related to nature, and Environment category will help discover the vulnerability of the food industry with respect to any emerging threats. If candidates have ever wondered how the food industry functions, and how the food we consume ends up on our plate then this course will be right for them.

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The Highlights

  • Course on sustainable food production
  • 4 weeks of online course
  • 3 hours sessions
  • Weekly classes 
  • Self-directed learning
  • Certificate of completion
  • Accredited course

Programme Offerings

  • 4 Weeks Course
  • Online Course
  • 3 Hour Weekly Sessions
  • Certificate of completion
  • Progress Mapping
  • Global Classroom
  • self paced course
  • Accreditation available

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 10854yesFuturelearn

It’s up to the learners to decide whether they are interested in the free or the paid versions of this programme. The Discovering Your Ph.D. The free course offers a limited 4 weeks access, within which the learners have to get done with the study. Whereas for the unlimited access, and the certificate of achievement the candidates need to pay anyone fee which is mentioned below.

Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment Fee Structure

Description

Amount in INR

Limited access

 Free

Upgrade
₹5,464 one-off payment
Unlimited
₹6,500  for one year


Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

  • Devoid of any educational background, and institution, candidates will be allowed to this food course.

Work Experience

  • A candidate who is either working for either private and government institutions or not working can be considered for application.

Certification Qualifying Details

  • The Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment certification by FutureLearn will be awarded only if the candidates have participated in all the course lectures, and even submitted completed assessments.

What you will learn

Knowledge of Agricultural practices

There are certain things that the candidates achieve when candidates get done with learning the programme:

  • Candidates will be able to discuss the one health approach towards the production of food from farm to fork which is interconnected.
  • There are many emerging, and current risks related to food safety that can act as potential threats to global food security, and candidates will be illustrating these skills of identifying potential risks along with possible solutions.
  • Again there is a wide range of emerging risks that are associated with food production and manufacturing, can candidates be determining the hazardous effects on consumer health, and food safety.
  • There are different types of food insecurity that have ill effects on food safety, and authenticity and candidates will be understanding it deeply.
  • The food chain has both ethical & ethical constraints which can be critically examined by the learners.
  • Candidates can encourage a career in Entrepreneurship or research, related to the food sector.

Who it is for

This Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment course is fundamentally for people who actually need a piece of information on the future of agriculture, and food supply chains. The course can be pursued by Food Scientists and young students who want to establish a career in the food industry.


Admission Details

The admission detailed procedure is explained with the help of steps here:

Step 1: The first step is to click and follow the Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment course official link.

Step 2: Once the candidates have visited the homepage they can now click the ‘Join the course for free’ button.

Step 3: As they find the button they are insisted on clicking it so that candidates can be redirected to another webpage.

Step 4: The new webpage basically has details about registering on the FutureLearn site.

Step 5: As the candidates successfully register themselves they are allowed for admission.

Application Details

Whenever a new student wants to learn this particular programme they will have to register on FutureLearn’s official website. For registration, any application form will not be given to the candidates. A very tiny form where the candidates just have to submit their personal details like name, age, and mailing address where they can be contacted with any information related to the course.

The Syllabus

  • Welcome to the Course
  • Soil Health
  • Water Health
  • Plant Health
  • Summary

  • Welcome to Week 2
  • Animal Feed
  • Prevention and Biosecurity
  • Animal Welfare
  • Summary

  • Welcome to Week 3
  • Control of Contaminants and Drug Residues in Food
  • Ensuring Pathogen Free Food
  • Monitoring
  • Summary

  • Welcome to Week 4
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change and Soil Health
  • Climate Change and Water Health
  • Climate Change and Plant Health
  • Climate Change and Animal Health
  • Summary

Instructors

QUB Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Who all support the content in the course?

The programme content can be supported by the 3 institutions - Analytics Engine, DSM, and Italia Alleva.

2: What’s the study hours for the Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment certification course?

For this certification course, candidates will have to spend 3 hours a week.

3: Can the teachers in charge of checking the assessments be connected by the participants?

No, the Teachers who are checking the assessments cannot be reached out to by the participants.

4: Will candidates be allowed to modify the already submitted assessments?

The submitted assessments of the Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment programme cannot be edited for any changes once it has been submitted.

5: How will the students contact FutureLearn for assistance?

 The candidates need to fill out a small form explaining the issue and submit it to the support team of FutureLearn.

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