Objectives

To understand the basics of Urban farming methods and Techniques
To create a business plan for setting up urban farms
Learning how to price and market the urban farm output.

Key Learning Outcomes

Basic urban farming skills, such as terrace gardening
Operation techniques of crop management.
Commercial (accounting and pricing),
Maintaining successful financial business plan for farms.

Course Content

Good Urban Agricultural Practices.
Emerging Trends in Urban Farm Management.
Soil, Water, Nutrition and Pest Management.
Demand based crop selection.
Post-Harvest processing, Storage, Packing and Retail.
Cost control and Pricing.
Branding and communication.
Digitization Techniques for urban farms.
Legislation, licensing and certifications

Evaluation

Multiple Field Visits & Research (Survey)
Lectures by Industry Experts
Project Cases and Live Growing Assignment
End-semester examination./p>

Batch Size

30 Students

Start Date

August 2019

Time Commitment

90 Hours

Credits

03

Fees

INR 5500/-