About this MicroMasters
The Sustainable Agriculture MicroMasters program provides you the knowledge to create a healthy environment, economic profitability, and social and economic equity. Its fundamental purpose is to help you meet current societal needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
You will learn that sustainable agriculture is more than a collection of sustainable agriculture methods and practices. It is also a process of negotiation: a push and pull between the sometimes competing interests of an individual farmer, a community, a nation, or geo-political groups as they work to solve complex problems about how to grow crops and livestock.
As a practitioner of sustainable agriculture — manager, grower, food processor, distributor, retailer, consumer, waste manager, or policymaker — the Sustainable Agriculture MicroMasters program will equip you to play a role in ensuring a sustainable agricultural system. A systems perspective is essential to understanding sustainability and implies interdisciplinary efforts.
You will gain an understanding of the importance of the sustainable agriculture system in its broadest sense, from the individual farm, to the local ecosystem, and to communities affected by crop and livestock production practices, both locally and globally. An emphasis on the system allows a larger and more thorough view of the consequences of crop and livestock practices on both human communities and the environment. A systems approach gives you the tools to explore the interconnections between agriculture and other aspects of our environment.
Farmers, laborers, policymakers, researchers, retailers, consumers, and managers have a responsibility to reach toward the goal of sustainable agriculture. This MicroMasters program provides you with the fundamental knowledge so that you can uniquely contribute to strengthen the sustainable agriculture community.
What you'll learn
- Agricultural Growth and Productivity Analysis
- Sustainable Agrifood Supply Chain Management
- Global Agri-food, Livestock, and Crop Systems Solution
- Agricultural Economic Modeling Tools
- Environmental and Natural Resources Economics
- Food Futures and Market
| From | DoaneX, Doane University, UTAustinX via edX |
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| Hours | 168 |
| Instructors | Diane Dunlop, Tasha Richard, Debora Sepich, Dr. Kathleen Kevany, Sarah Pittoello, Chaiti Seth, Katherine Yamamoto, Amanda McKinney, Amanda McKinney, MD, FACLM, Anil Giri, Qiang Liu, Jeffrey Frohwein |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business Social Sciences Science Personal Development Programming |
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An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
County Agriculture Agent $33k
Agriculture Extension Specialist $35k
Adjunct Faculty, Sustainable Business $45k
Agriculture Field Rep $49k
Secondary Agriculture Teacher $49k
Agriculture Technician $53k
Technical Officer, Agriculture $70k
Agriculture Development Officer $76k
Research Analyst - Sustainable Finance $79k
Project Manager for Sustainable Design $99k
Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development $118k
DuPont Sustainable Solutions CIO $257k
Courses in this MicroMasters
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Agricultural Economic Modeling Tools Agricultural system models play increasingly important roles in creating sustainable agriculture businesses across diverse agro-ecological and socio-economic conditions.... edX | DoaneX, Doane University |
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Sustainable Agri-food Supply Chain Management Sustainable agri-food chains should operate in a manner that exploits and optimizes the synergies among environmental protection, social fairness and economic growth. Today,... edX | DoaneX, Doane University |
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Sustainable Agribusiness Comprehensive Exam This course is part of the Sustainable Agribusiness MicroMasters program which consists of 6 courses and a capstone exam. After completing the program, you can also apply to Doane... edX | DoaneX, Doane University |
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Global Food Futures and Agri-food Systems Solutions "The challenge is to deliver nutritious, safe and affordable food to a global population of over 9 billion in the coming decades, using less land, fewer inputs, with less waste... edX | DoaneX, Doane University |
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Agri-Food systems are at the heart of at least 12 of the 17 United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The wide scope of the SDGs call for holistic approaches that... edX | DoaneX, Doane University |
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Environmental and Natural Resources Economics How can we create a sustainable society that protects the environment while maintaining a prosperous society? Why have humans caused environmental degradation on local, regional,... edX | DoaneX, UTAustinX, Doane University |
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Sustainable Agri-food Marketing The learner will explore sustainable marketing and incorporate the motivations, drivers, and impacts of food innovation to create effective marketing strategies and plans that... edX | DoaneX, Doane University |
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| From | DoaneX, Doane University, UTAustinX via edX |
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| Hours | 168 |
| Instructors | Diane Dunlop, Tasha Richard, Debora Sepich, Dr. Kathleen Kevany, Sarah Pittoello, Chaiti Seth, Katherine Yamamoto, Amanda McKinney, Amanda McKinney, MD, FACLM, Anil Giri, Qiang Liu, Jeffrey Frohwein |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business Social Sciences Science Personal Development Programming |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
County Agriculture Agent $33k
Agriculture Extension Specialist $35k
Adjunct Faculty, Sustainable Business $45k
Agriculture Field Rep $49k
Secondary Agriculture Teacher $49k
Agriculture Technician $53k
Technical Officer, Agriculture $70k
Agriculture Development Officer $76k
Research Analyst - Sustainable Finance $79k
Project Manager for Sustainable Design $99k
Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development $118k
DuPont Sustainable Solutions CIO $257k
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