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

The programme will include online 10 Sessions with resource persons from industry partners, live growing assignments and virtual tours of urban farms. Project Cases and Live Growing Assignment End-semester examination.

Batch Size

30 Students

Start Date

1st June 2020, MONDAY

Time Commitment

4:30pm to 6pm

Credits

03

Fees

INR 2999/- (Including GST)