Cultivating Knowledge and Skills to Grow African Agriculture

Vista sencilla de ítem
dc.creatorAgwe, Jonathan
dc.date2012-08-13T08:54:42Z
dc.date2012-08-13T08:54:42Z
dc.date2007-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:35:26Z
dc.descriptionThis Program states that larger investments in agricultural research, extension, and education systems are required to achieve the targeted increase in agricultural output of 6 percent a year over the next 20 years.To enhance the quality and productivity of Agricultural Education and Training (AET) in Africa, the case for improving its agricultural education capacities is compelling in view of their seminal role in agricultural development elsewhere in the world. AET development was an integral part of strategies of countries that grew agriculture successfully, such as Brazil, India, and Malaysia. The analytical work carried out on AET in Africa identified some priorities as key to modernize agricultural education in Africa These priorities are: 1 Political will must be generated in support of agricultural development by educating the public about its role in economic growth and poverty reduction, creating capacities for lobbying, joining forces with other stakeholders, and sustaining these efforts over two or three decades.(2) It is desirable to assess and re-balance AET enrollment profiles away from secondary level vocational training towards diploma, degree, and post-graduate levels (3) It is essential to replenish human capital by strengthening and expanding national Master of Science programs, laying the foundation for Ph.D. programs, and tackling the conundrum of incentives for staff retention.(4) Finances must be managed proactively by making more efficient use of existing resources, mobilizing non-public resources, and persuading donors to finance operating costs.(5) Much better gender balance must be achieved among AET graduates. African universities and other institutions of higher learning ultimately will be responsible for replenishing the stock of human capital in national research and extension services, and for providing them with the broader set of skills necessary to grow agriculture in the 21st century.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.formattext/plain
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8958094/cultivating-knowledge-skills-grow-african-agriculture
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9542
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/9542
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/406801
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationAgricultural and Rural Development Notes; No. 29
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INNOVATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAPPLIED SCIENCES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectCAREER
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCURRICULA
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXTENSION
dc.subjectEXTENSION SERVICES
dc.subjectFARM PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFINANCES
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subjectHIGHER LEARNING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINTEGRATION
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectMARKET DEMANDS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectRESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectRESEARCH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSENIOR
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDERS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectSUPPORT PROGRAM
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectUNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.titleCultivating Knowledge and Skills to Grow African Agriculture

Archivos

Colecciones

AgroKnow