Certificate in Agriculture and Food Waste Management

Certificate in Agriculture and Food Waste Management

Agricultural development is often accompanied by waste resulting from the overuse of intensive farming methods and excessive chemical application, which significantly impacts rural and global environments. Agricultural waste refers to residues produced during various farming activities such as cultivation, livestock production, sericulture, and aquaculture. Proper collection, storage, treatment, transfer, and utilization of these wastes are essential to maintaining a healthy environment. When managed effectively through agricultural waste management systems, these wastes can be transformed into renewable materials for both human and agricultural purposes. Traditional agricultural practices followed a circular model, where virtually no waste was produced. Residues were returned to the soil as compost, used as bedding in livestock farming (and later composted), or utilized as animal feed, producing both protein and manure. Additionally, agricultural by-products were repurposed for construction materials or fuel for domestic energy. Circular agricultural production promotes soil conservation, waste reduction, and the reuse and recycling of residues. This course help to covers all these sectors.

However, the growing global population and increased demand for food and agro-industrial products have driven a shift toward linear agricultural production, which generates vast amounts of agricultural residues, agro-industrial by-products, and food waste. This course underscores the importance of reintroducing sustainable practices for managing agricultural waste.

Current waste management models emphasize circular agricultural production and bioeconomic approaches focused on reducing, reusing, and recycling waste. These approaches consider agricultural waste as valuable raw materials that offer economic benefits to farmers, consumers, and investors across various industries, including crop and animal production, animal and human health, food and beverages, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and materials industries. This strategy includes technologies that convert agricultural waste from crops, horticulture, livestock, and fisheries, many of which have either been commercialized or are nearing commercialization.

Programme Structure

Module 1: An Overview of Wealth Creation through Waste Management – Resource Recycling

Module 2: Characterization of Biomass

Module 3: Bioenergy from Agricultural Waste and Soil Conditioner Derived from Water Hyacinth

Module 4: Production of Bioformulations from Agricultural Waste

Module 5: Organic Waste Management Strategies

Module 6: Current Best Practices in Solid Waste Management

Module 7: GoI (Government of India) Programmes and Schemes in Agri and Allied Sectors

Module 8: Global Production and Potential Valorisation of Recyclable Agro-Industrial Residues and Food Waste

Module 9: Food Waste related to Sustainability

Eligibility

Any graduation/ B.tech/ B.Sc. in Microbiology/ Life Sciences/ Food Science/ Food Technology/ officers from the departments like Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry, Research scholars, Faculty from Agricultural University, Scientists from KVKs and State Government Departments, Farmers’ Producer Companies, (FPOs) and NGOs or any other discipline. Diploma holders are eligible for our Certificate Programmes.

Programme Duration

The duration of the training is 3 days.

Registration

The registration dates for this programme run by the Institute are updated timely on the webpage. Effective Online learning tools incorporated into the design of the webpage make the programme lectures and online live classes easily accessible. This gives a huge window of self-regulated and self-paced performance to the participants.

Programme Deliverables

The accompanying training is appropriately aligned with the current Industry’s expectations.

– Interactive or online live sessions on all key areas of the programme giving all flexibility to the participants.
– All the efforts are made by IGMPI faculty members to make the entire programme modules easily understandable.
– Assessment and evaluation for all the programme modules in order to enhance the levels of competencies and skills of the participants leading towards the objective of application in the job.
– At the end of each programme modules, the trainers shall obtain feedback from the participants using specially designed questionnaires.
– All learning and training delivery initiatives shall be conducted in English.

Assessment & Certification

Online assessment will be conducted at the end of the programme and after successful completion; the participants will be awarded Certificate in Agriculture and Food Waste Management in Food by Faculty of Food Safety and Quality, IGMPI.

Placement Assistance & Corporate Relations

The Institute has partnered with many organizations for providing with placement assistance to in its participants. The robust placement cell comprises of senior level Human Resources professionals and Talent Acquisition experts which maintains close links with business and industry. We are engaged in promoting the employability of our participants by maintaining good rapport and relation with HR cell and recruiting managers of leading healthcare companies across the globe. The efforts of our placement cell also include helping with professional resume writing, interview skills & conducting mock interviews etc.

In recent Months the Institute has witnessed more and more participation from professionals working global food giants like Agro2o, Sustainable Waste Management Pvt. Ltd. (SWM), Goonj, Waste Ventures India, Greenobin, Banyan Nation, Crisil Foundation, Nirmal Vihar, EcoRegen, Jal Jivan, Rubicon Global, Food Rescue US, Winnow Solutions, ReFED, Terracycle, Veolia, Harvest Power, Compost Now, Bio-bean, Green Mountain Technology.

Future career prospects

Certificate in Agriculture and Food Waste Management is a professional programme targeted to cater the food industry requirement of trained food professionals. The information, guidance, practical training and off programme completion certificate will provide the participant with not one but many opportunities in the industry. This would come true in form of job roles and positions like that of auditors for Agriculture and Food Waste Management Sustainability Coordinator, Recycling Program Manager, Research Analyst, Waste Management consultants, Field Technician, Environmental Scientist and many more.

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