Unit Code: AGR703 Unit Title: Survey and GIS Application This unit introduces students to the basic concepts of Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) and illustrates these concepts with short exercises using local data. These exercises demonstrate how Read More …
Category: Department of Agriculture
AGR702
Unit Code: AGR702 Unit Title: Climate Change and Agriculture This unit covers climate change and its impacts on agriculture development and its diverse implications on pacific island countries. It focusses on the disadvantaged populations of the small island states and Read More …
AGR701
Unit Code: AGR701 Unit Title: Field Crops, Herbs and Spices This unit is designed to provide students with the knowledge on root crops, herbs and spices cultivated in the Solomon Islands. The course also explores the origins and biology of Read More …
AGR608
Unit Code: AGR608 Unit Title: Agriculture Marketing The unit covers basic economic concepts and the role of marketing and how to manage markets to effectively, efficiently and fairly accommodate the welfare of the society. Those concepts introduce the situation of Read More …
AGR607
Unit Code: AGR607 Unit Title: Ruminant Animal Production This unit covers topics on ruminant animal production in tropical regions, including domesticated animals that are useful for human consumption and marketing. This unit covers selected topics on livestock production in the Read More …
AGR606
Unit Code: AGR606 Unit Title: Plantation Crops Production This unit introduces students to varieties of crops that are classified as plantation crops because of their characteristics or nature of their cultivation and end products. Students learn in-depth, the biology, cultivation, Read More …
AGR605
Unit Code: AGR605 Unit Title: Statistics for Applied Sciences The unit introduces the students the basic knowledge on wood science and forest utilization which covers the following instructional areas: the anatomy of wood, structure and chemistry of wood to its Read More …
AGR604
Unit Code: AGR604 Unit Title: Extension Methods & Communication The unit introduces the methods and communication medium in agricultural extension. It also covers the administration and supervision in agricultural extension. This course provides sufficient background on all aspects of outreach Read More …
AGR603
Unit Code: AGR603 Unit Title: Farm Management Principles Farm management looks at the decision-making processes that the farm managerβs employ and covers specific knowledge and technical skills they use to make good economic decisions. The unit emphasizes the use of Read More …
AGR602
Unit Code: AGR602 Unit Title: Soil Fertility & Management Soil fertility and management are the basis of successful agriculture farming. This unit covers concepts of soil fertility and productivity, and the many factors influencing productivity including soil texture, structure, depth, Read More …