Training courses

COURSE PRESENTATION Explosions are a risk in the agri-food industry, although they occur infrequently, when they do occur they have catastrophic consequences. Identification and classification in these risk areas is necessary. Facilities where flammable or combustible substances are handled are susceptible to the risk of forming ATEX explosive

COURSE PRESENTATION The course program that we now propose is based on the presentation of free software known as QGIS. The QGIS program has a series of basic functionalities similar to other GIS programs but it has very interesting extra functionalities that differentiate it from them and that, either, can complement the GIS with which you

COURSE PRESENTATION Knowing the real value of things continually requires valuation. This value may vary depending on its purpose. Sometimes, knowing this value helps us decide whether or not to make certain investments (purchase, sale, lease, etc...). Through this course, the different existing purposes will be studied, as well as the application

COURSE PRESENTATION The agri-food system is one of the main sectors responsible for environmental degradation. Today, it is the largest user of freshwater globally: agriculture accounts for 70% of the world's extracted freshwater. The food system is also responsible for between 21% and 37% of total greenhouse gas emissions. The water footprint and

COURSE PRESENTATION Precision agriculture unifies technology and agronomic knowledge to achieve sustainable and efficient agriculture without losing productive capacity. It integrates new technologies that allow yields to be maintained with a smaller amount of inputs, making its production more efficient and sustainable. Through the variable

REGISTRATION FORM The continuous growth of organic production that is being experienced both nationally and internationally, highlights the not-so-distant future of agriculture and livestock. This growth is also strengthened by the greater environmental awareness that citizens have and that, as consumers, they demand quality products without

REGISTRATION FORM There is a growing interest among farmers to increase knowledge about the management of plant covers to achieve maximum effectiveness. On the one hand, adventitious weeds are generally presented as the main reluctance to convert to organic, since they require a lot of labor to control. On the other hand, there is a lack of

Only for students from the Valencian Community with links to the agri-food sector The word sustainability has gone, in just a few years, from being used in very restricted circles to being used profusely in the media and in our conversations. It is applied in all areas of society, as reflected by the fact that even the UN has established the 17

The global strategy to guarantee the supply of food to the current population inevitably contemplates a parallel increase in agricultural production , but with increasingly limited resources. Water is one of them and climate change will only intensify the current situation of scarcity. The main objective of irrigation is to complete the water needs

The course is aimed at the “ responsible person ” referred to in article 2.e) of Royal Decree 638/2019: Article 2.e) Person responsible for the application procedure: “will be the person responsible for the validity of the application procedure for the cleaning and disinfection treatment, as well as its compliance, without prejudice to the

The objective of this course is to offer an overview of the regulation of organic agricultural production, and the basic foundations of this type of production. The topics to be discussed are: Introduction to organic farming EU regulations and control. PEPAC period Practical advice on organic farming. Integrated pest management Entrepreneurship

Water Footprint in the Agri-Food Sector. What is it, how to calculate it and why is it calculated? Goals: Obtain a good knowledge of the methodologies, sources of information and applicable tools for calculating the water footprint Learn to calculate the water footprint of an agri-food product Teaching dates: December 1, 7, 12, 15 and 19 PREFERENCE

Webinar. Strategies to improve crop yields Cases will be presented explaining how BeCrop® technology was used to develop effective strategies for promoting soil health with special attention to improved yields. It will focus on identifying the causes of low yield in certain areas of a corn farm, in order to provide effective and meaningful

The Spanish Society of Organic Agriculture and Agroecology (SEAE) offers a series of free courses aimed at unemployed people in Extremadura, on various subjects in ECOLOGICAL LIVESTOCK. With the aim of helping to improve the capabilities of more livestock professionals, whether they are from the sector or not, this series of courses complement each

The entry into force of the CHALLENGE in the Treatment Sector in November of last year has meant a relevant change in the situation of those “companies” that carry out treatments for third parties. With the new regulations, any farmer who carries out applications outside his farm must register these treatments in the CHALLENGE, but will also be

The 20-hour self-learning course seeks to promote the innovation ecosystem with respect to the agents involved in family farming and encourage the use of new technologies as a platform for the provision of services, connection with the market and quality of life. Thus, in this course we will discuss the use of new technologies in family farming, we

By virtue of the execution of non-regulated training actions and acquisition of skills in digitalization within the digitalization package promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Agro-food Cooperatives of Spain - through their Federations and Territorial Unions, FUTs - launches a program of training and knowledge transfer

The 25-hour self-study course " Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE)" provides guidance on how to evaluate agroecology using the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE), which allows for the completion of a multidimensional diagnosis and in a variety of contexts. Explains how the analytical framework proposed by FAO was

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to hydroponics and soilless cultivation. It explores the components, substrates, and systems necessary for this type of agriculture, as well as the keys to plant nutrition and the preparation of nutrient solutions. Irrigation systems and nutrient distribution for proper crop management are also