UFV's Horticulture Crop Production and Protection certificate provide students with a solid foundation to prepare them to enter the horticulture industry. The program emphasizes principles and practices of horticultural crop production, protection, and maintenance that are in line with sustainability, food security, and environmentally responsible agricultural production techniques.

Topics include:

  • Introduction to agribusiness principles
  • Horticulture skills and techniques
  • Plant identification
  • Greenhouse production
  • Nursery production and propagation
  • Integrated pest diagnosis and treatment
  • Fruit and vegetable crop production
  • Soil analysis and fertility
  • Farm and safety equipment