- Degree
- HSWT Certificate
- Further dates
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17.06. – 21.06.2024
23.09. – 27.09.2024
25.11. – 29.11.2024
or on request - Admission requirements
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Basic knowledge of agricultural economics
- Costs
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from 100€ per participant per day, plus travel and accommodation costs
Agronomic vegetable growing course in Triesdorf: the advantages
Anyone with a basic knowledge of vegetable growing who is looking for a plant protection course or a course in which they learn how to grow vegetables sustainably is in the right place here. Participants will expand their agronomic knowledge within five days. Experts from science and practice share their knowledge, as do lecturers from the Horticulture degree programme.
Various areas of horticulture are explored in depth in small groups - in several languages if necessary. At the end of the course, they receive a certificate from Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences to confirm their newly acquired knowledge. Register now for one of three dates or on request.
What participants can expect from the Vegetable Growing & Management course
The Vegetable Growing & Management course focuses exclusively on the agronomic aspects of vegetable growing and provides a comprehensive introduction to vegetable growing as well as specific cultivation techniques, agronomic principles, sustainability, soil management, fertilisation and plant protection, harvest and postharvest management. Through a combination of theoretical units, practical examples and excursions to leading vegetable farms, knowledge and skills in vegetable growing are expanded and deepened.
Course structure: Focal points of further education in vegetable growing
In the Vegetable Cultivation & Management course, we teach the following topics in theory and practice. Further content is also available on request.
Theoretical course content:
- Introduction to vegetable cultivation & agronomic basics
- Plant physiology & growing conditions
- Cultivation techniques & technology in vegetable growing
- Crop planning & crop rotation
- Irrigation techniques & fertilisation in vegetable growing
- Plant protection in vegetable growing
- Harvest & postharvest management
- Marketing of vegetables
- Profitability of vegetable growing
Practical course content:
- Visit to leading vegetable farms
- Practical application of the course content with exercises
- Variety comparison & selection
- Cultivation, planting & care of vegetable crops
- Pest control & plant protection
- Fertilisation measures
- Other topics on request
- Target group
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Vegetable growers, Farm managers, Agriculture managers, Farmers
- Size of the group
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Optimum group size 15 participants (min. 12, max. 24 people)
- Trainers
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HSWT lecturers, experts from the Triesdorf Agriculture Training Centre, other external specialists
- Other languages
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Professional translation into Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian, Kazakh, Uzbek and other languages possible
Course fees: These services are included
These services are included in the Vegetable Growing & Management course programme:
- Course fees, trips & excursions
- Transfer from the arrival airport & to the departure airport
- Travel health insurance & liability insurance
- Professional translation of the course & teaching materials (will be translated into the desired language)
We can offer the following additional services:
- Accommodation in campus hotel or 3* hotels with breakfast
- Catering (lunch & dinner)
- Additional cultural programmes in your free time
