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The certificate coursework will provide students with an interdisciplinary understanding of practices and current issues in sustainable agriculture, according to Lynne Carpenter-Boggs, coordinator of the WSU Biologically Intensive Agriculture and Organic Farming program.
"Sustainable agriculture is inherently interdisciplinary and the courses required will provide knowledge of the science that makes it work," said Carpenter-Boggs.
Carpenter-Boggs said the certificate program, which was approved by the WSU Faculty Senate in October, came about because of demand.
"We've had a lot of graduate students tell us that they want more programs in sustainable agriculture," she says.