In short
This course will show you the basics of organic vegetable production.
5 chapters
The course consists of five modules. Each Module will be released in phases, allowing participants to complete one module before the next becomes available.
Flexible leraning
Access the course anytime, anywhere, and learn at your own pace on the device of your choice.
Online learning
Learn online at your own pace and enjoy the mix of articles, videos, questionnaires and downloads. You get a certificate after completing the course.
Knowledge from experts
Rijk Zwaan is one of world leading vegetable breeding company with local expertise. Our cultivation & breeding specialists will share the latest insights in organic production.
Become an organic farmer
Throughout this course you will discover how you:
- Become an organic farmer
- Organic pest and disease management
- Nursery / plant raising
- Healthy soil and composting
Extend your cultivation knowledge now!
Get ready to enroll in our e-learning and become a better organic grower.
Meet our Organic (marketing) specialist
Heleen Bos
Heleen is an organic vegetable specialist at Rijk Zwaan, with over 25 years of experience in seed production and sales across developing countries. Together with Rijk Zwaan’s international Organic Team, she shares our knowledge of organic varieties and cultivation. From smallholder systems to advanced organic operations, Heleen enjoys helping growers take the next step by connecting agronomy with market dynamics and the business case of each variety. Since 2007 she has led Rijk Zwaan’s organic program, promoting resilient food systems and sustainable partnerships worldwide. She looks forward to finding solutions for your challenges during the courses and in the field.
Course Lessons
Frequently asked questions
Yes this course is free of charge!
Rijk Zwaan is a vegetable seed breeder. We make new hybrid varieties of vegetables, with added value for all actors in the vegetable chain - such as disease resistances and higher yields and improved flavours. Our Head Office is in the Netherlands but we have subsidiaries in more than 30 countries and distributors in over a 100. We breed many vegetable varieties and sell seeds to professional food growers around the world. If you've eaten cucumber, tomato, sweet pepper, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, carrot and really - almost any veggie in the supermarket - you've probably eaten a vegetable grown from Rijk Zwaan seeds.
We only breed vegetables and sell seeds. We don't engage in pharmaceutical or chemical production.
Rijk Zwaan is a family owned business with the ambition to increase vegetable consumption around the world. Read more about Rijk Zwaan at www.rijkzwaanafrica.com
We only breed vegetables and sell seeds. We don't engage in pharmaceutical or chemical production.
Rijk Zwaan is a family owned business with the ambition to increase vegetable consumption around the world. Read more about Rijk Zwaan at www.rijkzwaanafrica.com
That is not a problem, we like to share a healthy future! However, our curriculum is based on our varieties. The crop management refers to specific Rijk Zwaan varieties and may not be 1 on 1 applicable to other varieties. Of course, we like to see you becoming successful with the wide Rijk Zwaan assortment.
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