Overview
The technology diploma (DUT) in market gardening trains hands-on technicians for vegetable production. Students learn to prepare soils, run nurseries, irrigate, fertilise and protect vegetable crops such as tomatoes, onions, cabbages and chillies.
This very practical program focuses on fieldwork, water management and selling the harvest.
Objectives
- Master production techniques for the main vegetable crops.
- Manage water and soil fertility on the plots.
- Protect crops against pests and diseases.
- Store and market the harvest.
Target skills
- Set up and run a nursery.
- Install drip or gravity irrigation.
- Plan production cycles according to the seasons.
- Apply crop protection treatments safely.
- Keep technical and financial records for a plot.
Curriculum
First year (S1-S2): botany, soil science, basic agronomy, nursery techniques, irrigation, applied mathematics, computing.
Second year (S3-S4): vegetable crops, crop protection, fertilisation, post-harvest storage, marketing, farm management and on-farm internship.
Indicative curriculum: the distribution of courses may change from one academic year to the next.
Career opportunities
- Market gardener
- Vegetable production technician
- Plot supervisor
- Market gardening advisor
- Irrigated scheme manager
Career outcomes also depend on internship experience and each student's career plans.
Interested in this program?
Send your pre-registration or ask the school your questions.