• 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.