APPROACHES TOWARDS AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPOWERMENT FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND DEVELOPING TROPICAL COUNTRIES: 2001 TO 2050

G. W. Garcia, I. Bekele, L. B. Roberts-Nkrumah, C. Braithwaite, C. H. O. Lallo and G. Young

No 256658, 37th Annual Meeting, July 15-20, 2001, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from Caribbean Food Crops Society

Abstract: This paper examines the historical relationship between higher education in Agriculture and the economy in the English Speaking Caribbean [ESC] with special emphasis on the philosophy, content, structure and delivery of the degree offering. This is done within the context of the significant changes occurring in the agricultural sector, and in the economies of the region, the fragility of our ecosystems, as well as of globalization. The paper evaluates the current degree programmes and presents an emerging paradigm that focuses on strategies for enhancing Access to the University Education in Agriculture and the Environment in the Caribbean and the wider tropics.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 8
Date: 2001-07-15
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.256658

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