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Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture: OFCAF Professional Training
January 8, 2024 - February 29, 2024
PEIFA is offering a professional training bursary for agronomists, professional agrologists, and Certified Crop Advisors interested in training and certification opportunities. This bursary is funded by the On-Farm Climate Action Fund through AAFC’s Agricultural Climate Solutions Program.
PEIFA is partnering with the UPEI Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development to provide an asynchronous course on precision agricultural technology related to the collection and interpretation of GHG emissions and lowering carbon contributions from agricultural activities. The course will be designed and delivered by Dr. Aitazaz Farooque.
The professional training bursary can cover the cost of participation in this course.
To apply for the bursary please complete this form https://forms.gle/YhLZ4SMs7JCeAkSj6
Funding allocated for this bursary is capped and will be administered based on the time of form submission. Funding is distributed as a reimbursement.
For questions related to the bursary or the PEIFA, contact Rimsha Khan (rkhan@peifa.ca; 902-368-7289) or Meagan Moynagh (mmoynagh@peifa.ca; 902-368-7289).
The Course: January 8- February 29, 2024
Designed by Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, (Interim) Associate Dean of the UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation, and administered by the Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development at UPEI, the Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture is an online asynchronous course (approximately 10 hours to complete), accessed and completed through Moodle at UPEI, that provides training in precision agriculture technology related to collecting and interpreting GHG emissions and lowering carbon contributions from agricultural activities.
Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture also includes the opportunity to visit the UPEI Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter’s Bay for a site visit guided by Dr. Farooque to learn about the latest technology and practices in reducing carbon emissions in agriculture (the two dates for this will be in February 2024, exact dates TBD. Refreshments will be provided on the site visit).
The online Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture course will be eligible for completion between January 8 and February 29, 2024.
Learn more about this course at the UPEI website.
Register for the course