Educator Survey: Do Institutions Provide the Precision Agriculture Education Needed by Agribusiness?

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2018

Abstract

Precision agriculture provides a mechanism to convert knowledge and information into viable management practices that maintain sustainable economic and environmentally compatible farming practices. A survey of post-secondary educators was conducted to examine college curriculum preparing students for industry occupational categories. The objective of this paper is to identify educational areas in need of strengthening to better prepare graduates for employment in precision agriculture occupations. Differences were observed between retail industry and educator expectations of student preparation for industry occupation categories. An expansion of communication channels between industry and educational institutions is needed to improve student outcomes to meet industry needs.

Publication Title

Journal of Agribusiness

Volume

36

Issue

1

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