Learning Pathways
Four stages, one direction: forward.
Start where you are. Each stage builds skills and evidence for the next.
01 · About 6 months
Explore
High school students
You'll leave able to
- Explain how crops grow and what soil needs
- Run a small school-garden plot
- Picture careers across agriculture
Suggested course sequence
Started with a school garden, tested her first soil sample and is now mentoring younger students.
Shanice, 16, Jamaica (sample story)
02 · 6–12 months
Build
College students and early-career learners
You'll leave able to
- Plan production for a specialty crop
- Read soil and yield data
- Work as part of an extension team
Suggested course sequence
Combined food-science classes with an online crop course and a summer placement with a Caribbean grower.
Imani, 22, United States (sample story)
03 · One full season
Practice
Farmers and entrepreneurs
You'll leave able to
- Run a one-hectare farm end to end
- Keep records buyers trust
- Sell through markets and cooperatives
Suggested course sequence
Moved his cocoa plot to written records, improved fermentation and now sells to a named buyer.
Kwame, 34, Ghana (sample story)
04 · 12 months and beyond
Lead
Researchers and professionals
You'll leave able to
- Design and run field trials
- Mentor new learners
- Lead a cooperative or research team
Suggested course sequence
Leads soil-health trials across three hubs and mentors a cohort of One Hectare Farm learners.
Dr. Nia, Kenya (sample story)