The Business Of Urban Farming
Course Coordinator: Dr. Vinita Pimpale
| 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 |
| Timings | 4:30pm to 6pm |
| Credits | 03 |
| Fees | INR 2999/- (Including GST) |
