Distance PG Diploma in Plantation Management at IGNOU
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has invited applications for its PG diploma in plantation management programme for July 2013 session. This year long distance program is expected to provide exposure to relevant management practices and also the technical knowledge essential for effectively managing major plantations such as tea, coffee, rubber, spices etc.
Course details:
| Course Name |
Post-Graduate Diploma In Plantation Management (PGDPM) |
| Mode of study |
Distance |
| Eligibility |
Graduation in any discipline |
| Duration |
Minimum – 1 year ; Maximum – 4 years |
| Course fee |
Rs 5,500 |
| Age |
Age no bar |
| Medium of instruction |
English |
| Target Group |
Supervisors/managers presently employed in various plantations such as tea, coffee, spices,rubber etc. as well as graduates desirous of pursuing a challenge career in the Plantation sector. |
| Future job opportunities |
Managers / Supervisors / Technicians in production, post-harvest management and marketing of plantation products ; Self-entrepreneur in plantation sector ; Researchers and extension functionaries ; Market functionaries ; Trainer / Counsellor in plantation industry |
| Last date apply |
July 31, 2013 |
Course Curriculum:
Introduction to Plantation Management
| Block 1: An Overview of Plantation Sector |
Block 2: Principles of Plantation Management |
| Unit 1: Introduction to Plantation Industry Unit 2: Plantation Sector and National Industry Unit 3: Globalisation and WTO Implications on Plantations Unit 4: Entrepreneurship Development |
Unit 5: Importance and role of Management Unit 6: Technology and Operations Management Unit 7: Functional Dimensions of Commodity Boards Unit 8: International Commodity Organisations & Agreements |
Crop Production Technology
| Blocks |
Units |
| Block 1: Production and Management of Spices |
Unit 1:Cultural Practices Unit 2: INM, IPM and IDM Unit 3: Organic Spices & good Agricultural Practices |
| Block 2: Production and Management of Tea |
Unit 4: Cultural Practices Unit 5: Nutrient Management Unit 6: Plat Protection Measures Unit 7:Organic Tea |
| Block 3: Production and Management of Rubber |
Unit 8: Agro-Climatic Requirement Unit 9: Nursery and Planting Materials Unit 10:Plating and Cultural Operations Unit 11: Crop Protection |
| Block 4: Production and Management of Coffee |
Unit 12:Agro-Climatic Conditions Unit 13:Nursery and Plating Materials Unit 14: Plating and Cultural Operations Unit 15: Crop Protection Unit 16: Organic coffee |
| Block 5: Production and Management of Coconut & Cashew |
Unit 17: Cultural Practices and Nutrient Management of Coconut Unit 18: Cultural Practices and Nutrient Management of Cashew Unit 19: Plant protection of Coconut and Cashew |
Post Harvest Management and Value Addition
| Blocks |
Units |
| Block 1: Spices |
Unit 1: Harvesting Unit 2: Primary Processing and Granding Unit 3: Secondary Processing and Value Addition Unit 4: Quality Maintenance and Storage |
| Block 2: Tea |
Unit 5: CTC Manufacture Unit 6: Orthodox Manufacture Unit 7: Green Tea Manufacture |
| Block 3: Rubber |
Unit 8: Crop Harvesting Unit 9: Primary Processing & Granding Unit 10: Storage and Marketing |
| Block 4: Coffee |
Unit 11: Primary Processing Unit 12: Secondary Processing Unit 13: Specially Coffee Unit 14: Granding and Packaging |
| Block 5: Coconut & Cashew |
Unit 15: Harvesting and Processing of Coconut Unit 16: Product Diversification and Value Addition in Coconut Unit 17: Harvesting and Processing of Cashew Unit 18: By-product Utilisation and Quality of Cashew Unit 16: Organic coffee | |
| Block 6: Production and Management of Coconut & Cashew |
Unit 17: Cultural Practices and Nutrient Management of Coconut Unit 18: Cultural Practices and Nutrient Management of Cashew Unit 19: Plant protection of Coconut and Cashew |
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