Available courses

Introduction to Agricultural Cooperatives

A practical introduction to how agricultural cooperatives help Students work together, govern fairly, access markets, and build resilient services.

Pan-African Smart Aquaponics: Foundations, Design and Enterprise

Aquaponics technician testing water beside fish tanks and leafy greens

One-day introductory course

Build a grounded understanding of smart aquaponics

Follow the water from fish tank to grow bed, make practical design and operating decisions, and connect a working system to community value and sustainable enterprise.

8-10 hoursFlexible study timeSelf-paced or facilitated as a one-day programme
10 sectionsComplete learning journeyTechnical, environmental, operational, and commercial perspectives
8 formatsVaried learning activitiesGuides, reference material, discussion, polling, reflection, progress tracking, and a graded final exam
FarmerPlus introductory offer: US$299 US$99. Enrol in this course or explore all FarmerPlus courses.

Pan-African Industrial Hemp: Introductory Course

A foundational industrial hemp course for learners exploring lawful, sustainable, and commercially viable hemp opportunities.

This course shell is ready for live facilitated cohorts and self-paced Moodle content. Payment integration is intentionally left as a sandbox/pending item.

  • History of industrial hemp and hemp versus cannabis
  • Legal frameworks and certification considerations
  • Construction, energy storage, bioremediation, and carbon sequestration
  • Testing topics including thermal performance, fire resistance, and contaminants
FarmerPlus introductory offer: US$299 US$99. Enrol in this course or explore all FarmerPlus courses.

Beekeeping Commercial Enterprise & Market Development

A commercial pathway course for building beekeeping and medicinal honey ventures with cooperative, export, and premium-market thinking.

This course shell is ready for live facilitated cohorts and self-paced Moodle content. Payment integration is intentionally left as a sandbox/pending item.

  • Entrepreneurship and financial management
  • Marketing, branding, packaging, and e-commerce
  • Market access and export opportunities
  • Cooperative enterprise models aligned with Ubuntu principles
FarmerPlus introductory offer: US$299 US$99. Enrol in this course or explore all FarmerPlus courses.

Practical African Beekeeping

A practical follow-on course for learners ready to design, establish, and manage African beekeeping and meliponiculture systems.

This course shell is ready for live facilitated cohorts and self-paced Moodle content. Payment integration is intentionally left as a sandbox/pending item.

  • Hive establishment and colony management
  • Biosecurity and pest management
  • Climate adaptation and conservation practices
  • Digital tools for beekeeping operations
FarmerPlus introductory offer: US$299 US$99. Enrol in this course or explore all FarmerPlus courses.

Pan-African Beekeeping and Meliponiculture: Introductory Course

An introductory course on African beekeeping systems with special attention to stingless bees, medicinal honey, indigenous knowledge, and biodiversity.

This course shell is ready for live facilitated cohorts and self-paced Moodle content. Payment integration is intentionally left as a sandbox/pending item.

  • African bee species and bee biology
  • Traditional African beekeeping
  • Stingless bees and medicinal honey opportunities
  • Ubuntu enterprise development and sustainable livelihoods
FarmerPlus introductory offer: US$299 US$99. Enrol in this course or explore all FarmerPlus courses.

Marketing & Commercialisation Toolkit

A standardised toolkit course that can be reused across aquaponics, hemp, and beekeeping learning tracks.

This course shell is ready for live facilitated cohorts and self-paced Moodle content. Payment integration is intentionally left as a sandbox/pending item.

  • Branding and packaging
  • Digital and cooperative marketing
  • Market research and product positioning
  • Export opportunities
FarmerPlus introductory offer: US$299 US$99. Enrol in this course or explore all FarmerPlus courses.

FarmerPlus Business Development & Entrepreneurship

A shared enterprise course for learners who need to turn technical agricultural knowledge into sustainable income and formal business activity.

This course shell is ready for live facilitated cohorts and self-paced Moodle content. Payment integration is intentionally left as a sandbox/pending item.

  • Business planning and entity registration
  • Certification requirements and market access
  • Commercialisation and executive coaching
  • Business sustainability and cooperative development
FarmerPlus introductory offer: US$299 US$99. Enrol in this course or explore all FarmerPlus courses.