Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education

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The mission of the Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education (InnovATE) project is to achieve sustainable food security, reduce poverty, promote rural innovation and stimulate employment by building human and institutional capacity. The program focuses on all aspects of agricultural training and education including: youth, gender, and workforce development, at the primary, vocational/technical, university and post-graduate levels.

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Intersection of Agricultural Education and Training and Nutrition: A Review of Existing Programs and Recommendations for Training in Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture

Authors: Emily L. Ruppert, independent consultant, and Paige Castellanos, Pennsylvania State University This paper focuses on the interaction between AET and nutrition, by 1) examining existing literature, and 2) surveying...

Merrie Winfrey

Paige Castellanos

Jan 31, 2018

Education and Extension Nutrition

Photo: New training module for girls called Women's Jobs in Agricultural Value Chains.

New Agricultural Careers Training Module for Girls

Girls interested in agriculture may face a host of objections to their entrance into agriculture as a career. The InnovATE project developed a new training module for girls to encourage...

Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education

Nov 15, 2017

Photo: Students learning in the greenhouse at Zamorano University. Credit: Zamorano University.

Zamorano's Regional Reach and Institutional Pillars Address Gender Equity, Youth Education and Employment, and Resilient Agriculture

Zamorano University has a unique and successful approach to agricultural education that supports agricultural technical vocatinal education in Honduras and depends on partnerships for much of its success.

Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education

Oct 30, 2017

Education and Extension Youth

International Teacher Certificate Program in Agricultural TVET in Central America at EARTH University in Costa Rica.

Connecting Agribusiness and Agricultural Education: Skills Youth Need

To produce effective graduates of agricultural technical vocational education, we need to listen to industry experts on what skills and knowledge should be taught. Read one perspective here.

Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education

Oct 26, 2017

Education and Extension Markets and Trade Youth

Photo: Aprendo y Emprendo scholarship awardees in the industrial engineering for food processing program at Fudacion Victoria in Managua, Nicaragua. Credit: TVET-SAY.

Strengthening Vocational Training for Youth in Rural Nicaragua

Through scholarships and by shoring up the region's network of vocational training institutions, the USAID-funded project Aprendo y Emprendo is working to build opportunities for at-risk youth across the Caribbean...

Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education

Oct 18, 2017

Education and Extension Youth

Photo: Guatemalan agricultural students learning how to collect insect specimens by practicing in their school's greenhouse. Credit: Melanie Miller Foster.

Inspire, Explore and Connect Through Agricultural Education

This piece reviews the “Ag Educators Corner” blog series on Agrilinks, which shared knowledge, experience and best practices in ag education from educators to educators.

Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education

Sep 29, 2017

Education and Extension Youth

Photo: Professor Elvis Asare Bediako (Dean School of Agriculture, University of Cape Coast), Professor Livingstone Sam Amoah (Provost, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast), Appiah Kwaku Boateng (Executive Director of 4-H Ghana) and John Romo (Director of Programs in West Africa, AgriCorps) at memorandum of Understanding signing. Credit: AgriCorps.

Sowing the Seeds: How One Gathering Led to Increased Agricultural Educational Opportunities for Youth in Ghana and Liberia

The InnovATE project has recently seen one of its seeds grow into increased agricultural educational opportunities for youth in Ghana and Liberia through a found partnership with AgriCorps.

Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education

Sep 25, 2017

Education and Extension Youth

Photo: Madison Kreifels of Syracuse, Nebraska at her farm stand selling sweet corn for her supervised agricultural experience. Credit: Matthew Kreifels.

Work-Based Learning in Agricultural Education as a Career Development Strategy

How do we prepare youth for agriculture careers? With work-based learning, students apply technical knowledge and skills learned in school to a real or simulated work environment.

Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education

Sep 25, 2017

Education and Extension Youth

Agricultural Service Learning Connects Students and Communities

Agribusiness students created a marketing strategy to help promote local agriculture and increase the agricultural literacy of community members, the vast majority of which come from a non-farm background.

Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education

Mar 31, 2017

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

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Ask Ag About... Positive Youth Development

Feb 22, 2017 online

Involving youth in agriculture has become a major focus in development, as many countries continue to struggle with youth unemployment. Join this month's Ask Ag Online Chat, where the Feed...

Youth Education and Extension Gender Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance

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Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education—innovATE— seeks to match the market's demand for skilled employees, including the demand for youth and women, with the supply of trained agricultural professionals. The program directly supports agricultural education and training (AET) capacity building efforts by undertaking country assessments and providing program design and reform recommendations to improve the effectiveness of AET institutions. InnovATE also carries out analytical work to provide development practitioners with recommendations on good practices and tools to facilitate agricultural education and training system development.
InnovATE is managed by the Office of International Research and Development at Virginia Tech, which works in partnership with the following institutions to achieve the goals of the program:

InnovATE is a Leader With Associates cooperative agreement supporting agricultural education and training capacity development through September 2017.