Trainings & Workshops

This training guide has been designed for use in introductory rural and microfinance training courses. While the fundamentals of development finance and approaches in microfinance apply to rural finance, there are particular issues and characteristics that must be understood and taken into account.

This course will equip you with knowledge on protecting people’s livelihoods from shocks, and strengthening their capacity to absorb the impact of, and recover from, disruptive events. It is a necessary ingredient for food and nutrition security.

The AGRICOLLEGES international Fundamentals of Avocado Production short course is a 9-week programme designed to offer commercial farmers and their senior staff, together with first time students to the world of plants and more specifically Avocados, an introduction to the agricultural sector.

The population is growing, as is the need for farmers to increase their yields. Learning the new techniques and applying the new technologies that now form the fundamentals of maize production is vital. AGRICOLLEGES international makes gaining this knowledge simpler, cheaper, and more accessible.

This course is ideal for emerging farmers, recent school leavers or even established farmers wishing to formalise their farming procedures and expand their current operations. It is recommended that a student wishing to apply for this course, completes the Introduction to Agribusiness course first, but recognition of prior learning or experience will be taken into account.

The AGRICOLLEGES international one-year National Certificate in General Agriculture (NQF 4 – SAQA ID: 20290).

This full time programme provides students with a broad understanding of all types of agriculture. Successfully completing this course will prepare a student for entry-level positions in agriculture or for further study in an agriculture related field.

This handbook provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of the role that members of parliament and parliamentary advisors can play in the creation of reliable, coherent, and transparent “enabling environments” in the range of areas related to investment in agriculture and food systems. 

https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=802

Modern agriculture and global food systems have become very complex and do not always provide people with affordable and nutritious food. This course presents current research, which aims to place nutrition at the heart of the food system. 

In a scenario where the world’s population will reach 9 billion people in 2050, with almost 70% of them concentrated in urban areas and requiring three times more resources than we currently use, the traditional ‘linear economy’ is no longer suitable.

On this course, you’ll discover how to design and build circular food systems for resilient, smart and sustainable cities.

The Meat We Eat is a course designed to create a more informed consumer about the quality, safety, healthfulness and sustainability of muscle foods and address current issues in animal agriculture in developed and developing countries.