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Take on the unique socio-technical approach of water management

Professional Certificate in
Water & Drainage in Agriculture
WageningenX

What you will learn

  • Understand to include various water users and uses and their respective spatial levels, from farm, to scheme, to river basin, both upstream and downstream.
  • Explain the allocation, distribution, governance and use of both groundwater and surface water and apply the basic principles of estimating irrigation water requirements.
  • Understand the relation between water technologies, management, governance & policy.
  • Analyse the interrelations between institutional and infrastructural designs for sustainable water management in agriculture.
  • Understand the concept of drainage and its role in agricultural water management and design drainage systems that enable more operational control.
Expert instruction
2 skill-building courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
4 months
9 - 10 hours per week
Discounted price: $304.20
Pre-discounted price: $338USD
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Courses in this program

  1. WageningenX's Water & Drainage in Agriculture Professional Certificate

Meet your instructors
from Wageningen University & Research (WageningenX)

Petra Hellegers
Harm Boesveld
Alex Bolding
Dr. Ir. Henk Ritzema
Dr. Ir. Klaas Metselaar
Dr. Ir. Jos van Dam
Dr. Ir. Lodewijk Stuyt
Gerlo Borghuis MSc

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Discounted price: $304.20
Pre-discounted price: $338USD
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