Cities offer unexpected farming opportunities — rooftops, vacant land, and household gardens can produce significant food for urban households. This course teaches urban farmers practical skills for productive urban agriculture.
Urban agriculture is no longer fringe — it's essential for food security as cities grow and land pressures increase. This course teaches urban residents and farmers to produce food in cities using rooftop gardens, small plots, containers, and community spaces, providing fresh vegetables and herbs that improve nutrition and reduce household food costs.
Participants learn soil-less growing, small-space techniques, and urban-appropriate crops and livestock, leaving with practical plans to grow food where they live and work.
Throughout the programme, participants work through realistic scenarios drawn from public sector institutions, private enterprises, development organizations, and regulated professional environments, examining how urban agriculture and city farming is applied in practice and where it most often breaks down. Delegates will develop practical skill in designing appropriate frameworks, selecting and applying the right tools for soil-less and container growing, interpreting findings, and communicating conclusions clearly to colleagues, management and external stakeholders. Sessions move deliberately from principles to application, so that each technique introduced is practised against a realistic problem before the programme moves on — strengthening both individual effectiveness and the wider capability of the organizations delegates return to.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
By the end of the Urban Agriculture and City Farming Training, participants will leave with:
This training course adopts a practical, participant-centered learning approach that builds urban agriculture and city farming expertise, strengthens analytical capability and develops confident professional judgement. The methodology combines specialist facilitation, applied hands-on experience and globally recognized professional practice, so that delegates return able to apply what they have learned immediately rather than in theory only.
Methodology includes:
Day 1: Urban Farming Opportunities and Constraints
Day 2: Designing Productive Small-Space and Vertical Systems
Day 3: Soil-less and Container Growing Techniques
Day 4: Selecting Crops and Livestock for Urban Contexts
Day 5: Integrating Urban Farming into Household and Community Strategies
This course equips urban residents and support organizations with practical techniques for productive farming in the space-constrained conditions cities present.
Participants who complete the five days receive a Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, confirming their grounding in productive urban farming techniques and enterprise integration.
Issued on completion of the programme, the certificate evidences both attendance and active participation, and is accepted by employers and professional bodies across the public, private and development sectors. Verification is available from Vision Reach Global Consultancy on request.
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
By the end of the Urban Agriculture and City Farming Training programme, you'll be able to identify urban farming opportunities and constraints, design productive small-space and vertical growing systems, apply soil-less and container growing techniques, and select appropriate crops and livestock for urban contexts. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
This course equips urban residents and support organizations with practical techniques for productive farming in the space-constrained conditions cities present. Typical delegates include Urban Farmers and Community Garden Organizers, NGO Urban Livelihoods and Food Security Officers, Municipal Urban Planning and Agriculture Officers, School and Institutional Garden Coordinators, Youth and Women Urban Agripreneurs, Agricultural Extension Officers working in urban settings, and Agricultural Officers and Extension Staff.
Urban Agriculture and City Farming Training typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as classroom, live virtual, and in-house training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Urban Agriculture and City Farming Training is scheduled in-classroom in Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
Urban Agriculture and City Farming Training runs on a rolling cohort basis, so a new intake is always coming up. Pick your preferred format and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" to reserve your seat — confirmation follows once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion for Urban Agriculture and City Farming Training from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Urban Agriculture and City Farming Training is pitched at foundation to intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Urban Agriculture and City Farming Training vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Urban Agriculture and City Farming Training can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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