The state of agricultural education in selected Asian countries
Tajima, S.
Trends and perspectives in agricultural education in Asia Pacific Report of the APO symposium on agricultural education system held in Tokyo, Japan from 29 July to 5 August 1997: 29-101
1999
Document Number: 347780
Based on replies from 9 APO member countries to a questionnaire on agricultural education systems, this paper discusses agricultural performance in Asian countries under the headings: (1) Agricultural Growth and Structural Changes; (2) Changes in Resources Endowment and Improvements of Agricultural Productivity; (3) Emergence of Environmental Problems; (4) Basic Factors in Improvement of Agricultural Performance; (5) Diversification of Agricultural Production; (6) Changes in Nutrition Intakes and Food Situation. A list of agricultural development policies is given. The amount and quality of technical and professional manpower are critical in agricultural and human resource development. Agricultural teaching is analysed at primary, junior secondary and senior secondary level. Agricultural education at specified school/course is discussed under (1) trends in agricultural specified school/course, (2) trends in higher agricultural education, (3) trends in university education, (4) curriculum construction, (5) teacher training programmes, (6) need for a professional organization of agricultural educators.