Topics In Field and Urban Agriculture

Topics of timely interest within value-added agriculture are presented in modules and will include, but not be limited to, natural toxins in foods, brief basic introduction to organic agriculture (expanded upon in other courses), traceability in foods, quality management, human resource management, risk management and safety plans. The topics covered have direct or indirect implications to other courses and are presented here so that the fundamentals of these concepts can be enhanced in various ways as applicable.