Course summary

The course is delivered at University Centre Myerscough and awarded by the University of Central Lancashire. The UK “has to have to have a supply of skilled and talented people that our farmers and rural economies need.” (gov.uk, 2017). It is estimated an additional 60,000 highly skilled and qualified people over the next ten years are required in the industry. To take on this challenge we have planned this course to mix both practical and theory skills in the sector, to prepare you for farm management or management in the ancillary sector. World population is expected to grow by over a third, or 2.3 billion people by 2050 and with this farming faces many challenges: it has to produce more food and fibre to feed a growing population with a smaller rural labour force, increased crops for the bioenergy market, and adopt more efficient and sustainable production methods to adapt to climate change (FAO, 2009) Agriculture is also a major global employer and many students find their newly learnt skills are in demand overseas. If you enjoy the challenge of farming and its theories, innovation and policy, this is the course for you.