- Learn to identify and grow a wide range of edible nuts
- Learn from professional university trained horticulturists with decades of industry experience
- Build networks within industry and discover opportunities for commercial production or self sufficiency
- With increased pressure on food supply & the environment, opportunities for food production experts are set to expand in the future -Now is the time to study.
This course will reveal the world of nut growing, expanding your horizons, deepening your knowledge and laying a foundation for the production of successful nut cropping.
Course Aims:
- Identify different nut crop varieties.
- Determine the cultivation practices appropriate to a range of different nut crops.
- Determine how to propagate a range of different nut plants.
- Determine appropriate techniques for harvesting a nut crop.
- Specify an appropriate post-harvest treatment for a nut crop.
- Develop marketing strategies for nuts.