Antun Horvat Vocational High School

Location
Đakovo
Educational program name
Agricultural businessman
Language
Croatian
EQF level
4
I-VET / C-VET
I-VET
Modality
Formal
Short Summary
Agroecological production conditions; Biological reproduction; Ecological production; Principles of good agricultural practice
Keywords/Topics
Agriculture, business
Cost
Publicly financed and free of charge
Certification
Certificate of final work
Start date
2022-09-05
Duration
3 years
Key skill set
Skills and abilities in growing and protecting agricultural crops and handling agricultural machinery, Planning efficient and profitable production, Knowledge of the basic features of agricultural production in the fields of arable farming, vegetable growing, fruit growing, viticulture and animal husbandry
Category
Crop and livestock production
Entry conditions
Completed elementary school; Medical certificate of a specialist in occupational medicine
Learning outcomes
An agricultural businessmen is ready to run a family farm in all segments of agricultural production: he/she correctly determines tillage, applies fertilization, understands the importance of ecological food production, biodiversity and the influence of climate and soil on agricultural production, knows the ways and procedures of crop care, recognizes the symptoms of diseases and pests on certain crops and their timely control, distinguish between the forms of cultivation in fruit growing, know the different machines used in agriculture, describe the principles of ecological protection of plants, explain the process of production of planting material, describe the specifics of cultivation in protected areas (greenhouses and greenhouses) in relation to cultivation outdoors , describe production technologies in animal husbandry, distinguish the specifics of marketing agricultural, livestock, fruit and vegetable products.