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Logística agrícola sostenible (edX)

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Logística agrícola sostenible (edX)

Aprende las tendencias en el sector agrícola, las buenas prácticas agroindustriales y la optimización de procesos a lo largo de la red de valor. De acuerdo con la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura - FAO-, se espera que para el 2050 la producción mundial de alimentos aumente en un 60% para alimentar a más de 9.000 millones de personas en todo el mundo.

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La industria agrícola es el pilar fundamental de la sociedad, por ende, es el centro de la producción económica humana que influye directamente en el desarrollo de un país y actualmente, presenta grandes retos que requieren cambios contundentes, rápidos y prácticos, expande tus conocimientos en logística y cómo el producto viaja del campo a la mesa este curso en línea.

En el curso de Logística Agrícola Sostenible, podrás aprender temas relacionados a: agricultura sostenible, buenas prácticas, beneficios en cada eslabón de la red de valor, tendencias tecnológicas y su aplicación, con el fin de apuntar a la sostenibilidad y ser eco - amigables con el medio ambiente.

What you'll learn

  • Identificar los procesos que ayudan a optimizar los diferentes eslabones de la red de valor en el sector agrícola
  • Reconocer los beneficios del desarrollo y tecnificación en la agroindustria
  • Determinar el papel que juega cada uno de los actores en la red de valor
  • Reconocer las buenas prácticas logísticas en la agricultura
  • Reflexionar sobre el uso de los recursos naturales
  • Establecer las tendencias en el sector agro
  • Conocer políticas que sustenten la seguridad alimentaria a nivel mundial

Syllabus

Módulo 1: Introducción a la “Agricultura Sostenible”

  • ¿Qué es?

. ¿Para qué sirve?

  • ¿A quién impacta?

. Beneficios

  • Logística de la agricultura sostenible

. Esquema de la cadena de suministro sostenible para el sector agroindustrial

Módulo 2: Agricultores (Producción)

  • Buenas practicas

. ¿Qué son las buenas prácticas logísticas?
. Manejo eficiente hídrico y de suelo
. Control de cultivo
. Cosecha y poscosecha

  • Gestión integral de los residuos

. Control de emisiones
. ¿Qué hacer para reducir la pérdida y desperdicio de alimentos?

  • Trazabilidad en la producción agrícola

Módulo 3: Industrial (Transformación)
-¿Qué papel juega?

  • Buenas prácticas

. Buenas prácticas de manufactura
. Buenas prácticas de empaque y embalaje

  • Trazabilidad en la transformación

. Identificación del producto
. Identificación del contenedor de empaque
. Perdidas en la transformación
. Perdidas de postcosecha
. Tipos de daños
. ¿Cómo evitar las perdidas?

Módulo 4: Distribuidores y Comerciantes (Comercialización)

  • Comercialización

. Eslabones de la comercialización
. Acciones que aportan a la logística

  • Buenas practicas

. Empaque y embalaje
. Almacenamiento

  • Tendencias

. Tecnología 4,0
. e - commerce
. Transporte
. RFID

  • Trazabilidad en la comercialización
  • Pérdidas de alimentos en la comercialización

. ¿Cómo evitar el desperdicio de alimentos?
. Canales de información

Módulo 5: Consumidores (Consumo)

  • Mirada hacia el futuro

. Trazabilidad
. Ecoetiquetas
. Ecoetiquetas a nivel internacional

  • Desperdicio de alimentos

. Eslabones del consumo
. ¿Cómo evitar el desperdicio?

  • Banco de Alimentos
  • Programa Redes de valor Agrícola Sostenible (RVAS)
  • Reflexión final
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