Organic agriculture is defined as an ecological production management system that promote and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activity. It is based on minimal use of off-farm inputs and on management practices that restore, maintain, or enhance ecological harmony with a primary goal to optimize the health and productivity of interdependent communities of soil life, plants, animals and people (USDA-NOSB, 1997).
| CORE COURSES | ||
|---|---|---|
| CODE | DESCRIPTIVE TITLE | UNITS |
| OA 210 | The Organic Agriculture Industry | 3 |
| OA 220 | Soil Health Management | 3 |
| OA 230 | Crop Heath Management | 3 |
| OA 240 | Practicum in Organic Agriculture | 3 |
| OA 250 | Integrated Organic Farm Development | 3 |
| OA 260 | OA Enterprise Development and Management | 3 |
| OA 270 | OA Standards and Certification | 3 |
| OA 280 | IT in Organic Agriculture | 3 |