Internship in Agricultural Enterprise Development in Africa
An exploration into how small to medium size enterprises can be developed around agriculture to inject economy into rural African Villages
What you can expect
Learning outcomes
This internship is an exploration into how small to medium size enterprises can be developed around agriculture to inject economy into rural African Villages. After completing the internship students will be able to analyse, support and understand small enterprise development, so they can apply that knowledge in a future employment position.
Course curriculum
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1
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Course Introduction
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How to use this course
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Before you get started
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2
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Introduction to Internship
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Beyond the Gun
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The Foundation of Nourish
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Farmers of the Future
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3
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Agro-Ecology Theory
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Agro-Ecology in the field
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Agro-Ecology Research
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Hydroponics
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Agro-Processing
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Indigenous Crop
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Entrepreneurship in Africa
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Research Review
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4
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The Social Enterprise Model
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The Macro Level
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The Micro Level
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5
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SDG Short Course
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SDG Interactions
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6
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Proposal
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Submit Project Work
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7
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Project Report
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Program Report
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Nourish Report
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Before you leave...
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Learning Outcomes
What you will learn during your time spent on this internship
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How The Nourish Foundation works within wildlife communities
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The role Agro-Ecology plays in Sustainable Development
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How new farming techniques can be used as an alternative to struggling traditional farmers in Africa
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How agriculture can be converted into small high value businesses through agro-processing
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Students will complete a personal project that adds value back into the program
Instructor
Programme Director
Johann Nortje
Johann has a wealth of experience in building socio-economic projects around Southern Africa including educational, enterprise and tourism projects.
Reviews
Internship in Agricultural Enterprise Development in Africa
Marie Millour
This course was very interesting regarding the South African agricultural culture. I was able to learn a lot about the history of South African agriculture a...
Read MoreThis course was very interesting regarding the South African agricultural culture. I was able to learn a lot about the history of South African agriculture and the cultural practices of its inhabitants. The format of this distance learning course is also quite fun with texts, reviews, videos and questions.
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