Recommended for professionals across Canada with certified P.Ag status, P.Ag in training, participating in a post-secondary program focused on agriculture or presently engaged in the agriculture sector.
Minimum 18 years of age
Recommended for professionals across Canada with certified P.Ag status, P.Ag in training, participating in a post-secondary program focused on agriculture or presently engaged in the agriculture sector.
Minimum 18 years of age
This microcredential will equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to support agricultural professionals in adopting economically sustainable practices that also reduce their carbon footprint.
Informed by the latest research and best practices, participants will select agrologist-led practices and technologies that are not only economically sustainable but also environmentally conscious. These transformative strategies will enable agrologists to guide their clients and stakeholders towards a greener, more resilient, and economically viable agricultural future.
By the end of this training, participants will select comprehensive agrologist-led practices and technologies that support the three priorities of climate-smart agriculture:
Successful completion of the microcredential will require participants to:
The PEI Federation of Agriculture (PEIFA) will provide a bursary to PEI Agronomists to participate in this course, available upon completion and the presentation of the microcredential digital badge of completion to the PEIFA. This bursary will allow agronomists to gain training and skills that will support producers in adopting beneficial management practices that reduce GHG emissions and sequester carbon. This course and bursary are funded as a part of the On-Farm Climate Action Fund Program.
The PEIFA would like to acknowledge the support of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, who have provided this funding through the Agriculture Climate Solutions program.
For questions related to the bursary or the PEIFA, contact Rimsha Khan or Meagan Moynagh.
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