Innovation, modernization in agric adversely affected by low level of education

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Innovation, modernization in agric negatively affected by low level of education

Federal government statistician Teacher Samuel Kobina Annim states the 2017/2018 census on farming has actually exposed that agricultural activities in the country stay rural and fundamental.

He mentioned the fact the absence of and low levels of education among farming holders is negatively impacting innovation and modernization.

“Now that we have discovered out that four-fifth of individuals in agric do not have education, we ought to think of how we can structure some educational plans for those in the agricultural sector” Teacher Annim said.

The 2017/2018 farming census is the fourth to be performed in the country. The very first was in 1950. The 2nd census was conducted in 1970, 20 years after the preliminary agric census and the third happened 15 years later on in 1985. All previous agric censuses left out agricultural organizations.

However with a 33 year space to fill, the 2017/2018 exercise depended greatly on using computer helped personal interview technique to collect information from households and organizations participated in farming activities across the country.

The report showed that an overall of four million, eight hundred and sixty 4 thousand, 2 hundred and seventy six homes were determined, with two million, 5 hundred and eighty five thousand, 5 hundred and thirty one being agricultural households.

A total of three million, thirty 7 thousand, 3 hundred and eighty a single person who were 15 years or older are taken part in farming. 65.8 percent are males and 76.6 percent are in rural locations.

The census results also shown that about 87 percent of agricultural holders have either fundamental education or no formal education. Bulk of females consisting of 52.6 percent have never ever attended school.

Professor Annim also appealed for more strategic approach to work up the interest of the youth in agricultural activities.

He stated “the other viewpoint which we believe we should look at, is the entire instructional system, how it prepares the youth to enter into agric, since one of the findings from what we did showed about 80 percent of agric holders do not have education or at finest, have standard education. Those who are in agric; by implication the youth that we are worried about, many of them do not have what it takes to appreciate the technology needed to drive a productive farming sector.”

By Johnnie Hughes|3news. com|Ghana

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