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he Centre for Environment, Agriculture and Development (CEAD) offers a broad range of services in teaching, research and community development aimed at delivering qualified professionals, knowledge, imparted and presented in various forms, and improved human resources at grass-roots level.
- 1. CEAD
- The Centre for Environment, Agriculture and Development (CEAD) offers a broad range of services in teaching, research and community development.
- 2. Research
- The Centre offers a growing and vibrant PhD programme that allows doctoral students to engage in transdisciplinary research work.
- 3. Teaching
- The Centre offers a range of programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
- 4. Outreach
- The Centre has a strong community development and outreach facility through the Farmer Support Group (FSG).
- 5. Lim
- The Land Information Management (LIM) programme sets out to provide the skills and expertise essential to the land managing institutions that must implement land reform and municipal Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) through efficient land management
- 6. PAM
- The Protected Area Management programme (PAM) sets out to equip their students with the management, leadership and research expertise to enable effective integration of biodiversity conservation and people challenges
- 6. EM
- The Environmental Management Programme (EM) seeks to enable students to grasp the integrated and complex nature of environment and development problems facing contemporary society
- 7. ERM
- The Extension & Resource Management Programme asks students to look at the importance of local organisations in unlocking the potential of rural resources.
The Teaching programmes in CEAD
The Centre offers a range of programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Our undergraduate programme in Rural Resource Management covers a range of issues from rural wealth creation to engaging communities in the management of their own projects.At postgraduate level we offer a post grad diploma, Honours, Masters and PhD. Programmes focus on Extension and Resources Management, Environmental Management, Land Information Management, and Protected Area Management. All teaching programmes reflect the Centre's commitment to a transdisciplinary, action-based learning approach
Community Outreach and Development
Through the Farmer Support Group (FSG) we now have a strong community development and outreach facility within CEAD. Since its inception, we have placed a stronger emphasis in FSG on researching the needs of resource poor farmers, other land users and development practitioners in sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, institutional development and entrepreneurship. FSG's many projects focus on issues in community based natural and cultural resources management, sustainable farming and food security.
Research
CEAD has a traditional reputation for its teaching programmes. These cannot, however, be sustained without a focused and influential research programme that informs them. That research programme is now in place and the first two PhD students from CEAD graduated in early 2005. The growing and vibrant PhD programme attests to the enthusiasm of doctoral candidates to participate in the transdisciplinary research work offered within CEAD. All programmes reflect a strong partnership approach with other universities and private and public institutions. Students can participate in these research programmes to study towards masters (MSc) or doctoral degrees. We can advise on funding opportunities for these studies.
