Strengthening Higher Agricultural Education in Africa
Over the last decade African governments’ and regional economic organizations have increasingly recognized the need to reshape higher agricultural education to meet the changing needs of the agri-food sector. There is a strong appetite for change b...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/309371600348998127/Strengthening-Higher-Agricultural-Education-in-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34492 |
| Summary: | Over the last decade African
governments’ and regional economic organizations have
increasingly recognized the need to reshape higher
agricultural education to meet the changing needs of the
agri-food sector. There is a strong appetite for change but
a need for a better understanding of the challenges that
universities face in transforming into institutions that can
be more dynamic and responsive, especially to the needs of
the private sector, that is more relevant by the public
sector and meet the rapidly growing demand for university
places. The study is being prepared at a time when the World
Bank along with other development partners are considering
possible approaches to address these challenges. It follows
regional dialogue on this theme in Africa in recent years
involving African governments, regional agro-innovation and
education networks including Regional Universities Forum for
Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), under the
umbrella of the African Union Comprehensive African
Agricultural Development Program. (CAADP). The study is
structured as follows: section two describes the role of
higher agricultural education in the wider agro-innovation
system and the means through which higher education can
drive transformation of the agri-food sector and economic
development in Africa; section three describes global trends
in agriculture that will drive changes in employers’
knowledge and skills needs; section four describes the
implications of these trends for skill and knowledge needs;
section five describes the core challenges that universities
face in transforming to be more responsive to needs; and the
final section six provides recommendations on reforms and
investments to strengthen higher education in Africa. |
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