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Chapter: Appendix C: Programs Involved in Raising the Profile of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Among Students

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Programs Involved in Raising the Profile of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Among Students." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.
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Appendix C

Programs Involved in Raising the Profile of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Among Students

The following are select examples of programs targeting young people and students. While not exhaustive, the list illustrates the broad range of approaches being utilized to engage young people in food, agriculture, and natural resources.

Program/Organization More Information
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Ag Discovery Program https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/civilrights/agdiscovery
Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability (SEEDS) www.esa.org/seeds
Botanical Society of America Planting Science program http://www.plantingscience.org
American Farm Bureau Foundation classroom resources https://www.agfoundation.org//freeresources
Curriculum for Agriculture Science Education http://case4learning.org
My American Farm http://www.myamericanfarm.org
National Ag in the Classroom https://www.agclassroom.org
FFA https://www.ffa.org
National FFA career tools https://agexplorer.com
4-H https://4-h.org
Agriculture Future of America http://www.agfuture.org/s/1342/rd16/start.aspx
Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS) http://www.manrrs.org
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Programs Involved in Raising the Profile of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Among Students." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.
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Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success (MSPhDs) http://msphdsinstitute.org
Latinos in Agriculture http://latinosinagriculture.com
Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences https://www.chicagoagr.org
Research & Engineering Apprenticeship Program (REAP) https://www.usaeop.com/program/reap
Iowa State University Science Bound https://www.sciencebound.iastate.edu
Mentoring @ Purdue https://www.asec.purdue.edu/map
Plant Science Symposia Program https://community.plantae.org/organization/plant-sciences-symposiaseries/dashboard
Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP)-University of Illinois https://undergradresearch.illinois.edu/programs/urap.html
1890 Scholars https://www.outreach.usda.gov/education/1890
Kansas State University College of Agriculture https://www.ag.k-state.edu/studentsuccess/diversity-programs/programs
World Food Prize Global Youth Institute https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/youth_programs/global_youth_institute
World Food Prize Borlaug-Ruan International Internships https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/youth_programs/borlaugruan_international_internship
World Food Prize Wallace-Carver Fellowships https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/youthprograms/usda_wallacecarver_fellowship
Envirothon https://envirothon.org
Intel International Science & Engineering Fair https://www.societyforscience.org/international-science-and-engineering-fair
USA Science & Engineering Festival https://usasciencefestival.org
Science Olympiad https://www.soinc.org
Youth Service America https://ysa.org
FIRST Tech Challenge https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/ftc
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Programs Involved in Raising the Profile of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Among Students." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Programs Involved in Raising the Profile of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Among Students." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Programs Involved in Raising the Profile of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Among Students." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Programs Involved in Raising the Profile of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Among Students." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.
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The production of food and other agricultural goods is a fundamental human endeavor and a cornerstone of the U.S. economy. While careers related to agriculture and natural resources have evolved in response to new knowledge and technology, consumer demands, and environmental changes, these professional fields now face a critical challenge: the ability to recruit and maintain a robust workforce. Companies, government bodies, and research organizations involved in food, agriculture, and natural resources (areas referred to collectively as FANR) are struggling to attract the next generation of workers. This shortage is apparent in employment projections for both trade positions attainable with certificate programs and high-tech positions requiring advanced degrees. Factors such as an increasingly diverse population, shifting work and career views, and lucrative job opportunities in other fields impact the ability to recruit talented individuals into the agricultural workforce.

To provide a forum for discussing how the community might come together to address this challenge, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop on February 10-11, 2016, in Washington, DC. There were approximately 100 participants from land-grant universities, non-land-grant universities, minority-serving universities, community colleges, high schools, professional societies, government bodies, and corporations - reflecting the wide diversity of organizations with a stake in the future FANR workforce. The workshop was designed not only to highlight the significance of the challenges but also to surface concrete, forward-looking opportunities for action. This Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes plenary presentations from the workshop along with insights from 10 working groups that described key challenges, ongoing efforts to address them, and promising approaches for future action.

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