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28 The Economic Context of Agriculture
28 The Economic Context of Agriculture
Pages 245-250
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· Rural transition continues to occur as small communities shrink and regional market centers grow. · Agricultural policies are shifting to a greater emphasis on market orientation and lower subsidiaries, with greater regulations because of environmental and food safety concerns.
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we can attribute it to the conditions in inner cities that put many minority children at a disadvantage, poorly funded schools, and underpaid and, in some cases, underqualified teachers. whatever the reason, the fact remains that 1 million students quit school each year, and of the 2.5 million students who get through, one-fourth cannot read beyond the eighth-grade level.
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Although job skills are becoming increasingly specialized and the natural inclination is for employees to become comfortable with their specialty, the need for broadening the skills of managers in an expanding menu of business disciplines is apparent. Perhaps business and academia can work together more effectively to identify, test, and confirm the developmental potential of key individuals and thus go on to expose them to specialized advanced training.
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If the agricultural curriculum is to keep pace with the employment demands of the agricultural and food sector, it also needs to produce graduates familiar with economics, business market analysis, sales and advertising, computer science, and business management. Points six and seven are mirror images.
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· Agricultural graduates do a good job in entry-level positions, but they often have difficulties in competing for upper-level management or chief executive officer positions. It was agreed that there is a critical need to identify students on campus and in business firms much earlier and help them move through a variety of disciplinary experiences in preparation for upper-level management positions.
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The importance of faculty of colleges of agriculture in dealing with English and communications skills, and not just leaving these to the communications faculty, was strongly emphasized. · The last discussion item dealt with interpersonal skills for students who enter the world of business.
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