Cultivating Knowledge and Skills to Grow African Agriculture
This 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 produc...
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okr-10986-95422021-04-23T14:02:45Z Cultivating Knowledge and Skills to Grow African Agriculture Agwe, Jonathan ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL KNOWLEDGE ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE APPLIED SCIENCES BENEFICIARY CAREER COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS CROPS CURRICULA ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION SYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMERS FINANCES FOOD POLICY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLY GENDER HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER LEARNING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INCOMES INTEGRATION INVESTING LABOR MARKET MARKET DEMANDS POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH SYSTEMS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POVERTY SCIENTISTS SENIOR STAKEHOLDERS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUPPORT PROGRAM TEACHERS TEACHING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS UNIVERSITIES VOCATIONAL TRAINING This 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. 2012-08-13T08:54:42Z 2012-08-13T08:54:42Z 2007-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8958094/cultivating-knowledge-skills-grow-african-agriculture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9542 English Agricultural and Rural Development Notes; No. 29 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL KNOWLEDGE ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE APPLIED SCIENCES BENEFICIARY CAREER COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS CROPS CURRICULA ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION SYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMERS FINANCES FOOD POLICY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLY GENDER HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER LEARNING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INCOMES INTEGRATION INVESTING LABOR MARKET MARKET DEMANDS POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH SYSTEMS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POVERTY SCIENTISTS SENIOR STAKEHOLDERS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUPPORT PROGRAM TEACHERS TEACHING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS UNIVERSITIES VOCATIONAL TRAINING |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL KNOWLEDGE ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE APPLIED SCIENCES BENEFICIARY CAREER COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS CROPS CURRICULA ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION SYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMERS FINANCES FOOD POLICY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLY GENDER HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER LEARNING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INCOMES INTEGRATION INVESTING LABOR MARKET MARKET DEMANDS POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH SYSTEMS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POVERTY SCIENTISTS SENIOR STAKEHOLDERS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUPPORT PROGRAM TEACHERS TEACHING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS UNIVERSITIES VOCATIONAL TRAINING Agwe, Jonathan Cultivating Knowledge and Skills to Grow African Agriculture |
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This 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. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Agwe, Jonathan |
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Agwe, Jonathan |
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Agwe, Jonathan |
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Cultivating Knowledge and Skills to Grow African Agriculture |
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Cultivating Knowledge and Skills to Grow African Agriculture |
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Cultivating Knowledge and Skills to Grow African Agriculture |
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Cultivating Knowledge and Skills to Grow African Agriculture |
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Cultivating Knowledge and Skills to Grow African Agriculture |
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cultivating knowledge and skills to grow african agriculture |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8958094/cultivating-knowledge-skills-grow-african-agriculture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9542 |
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