Welcome & Training Rationale

This Agribusiness course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its intention is to provide access to additional skills and knowledge that will allow farmers to move from a 'farm' to a 'firm'. To this end academics at the United States International University (Nairobi) have pooled their expertise in different fields and crafted a course designed to provide farmers with insight into 5 essential areas:

MODULE 1: Structure of Agricultural Sector and Policies

1. Introduction to Agriculture
2. Management of Agricultural Resources
3. Agricultural Policies in Kenya
4. Application and Impact of Policy
5. Benefits from and Influencing Policy

MODULE 2: Sustainable Agriculture

1. Definition of Sustainable Agriculture
2. Management of Agricultural Resources
3. Benefits of Sustainable Agriculture
4. Constraining Factors
5. Sustainable Production Techniques

MODULE 3-5 continued ...