<P><FONT color=#33711E><STRONG>Day 1 – Session 2D: <br>Education for Sustainable Agricultural Innovations and Practices</STRONG></FONT></P>
Queen’s Park 6, 2nd Floor
16:30 - 16:50
2.D.1. Overview of the University of Tsukuba Seminars on Agricultural Education
Hideo Hasegawa, DeMar Taylor, Yoshihiko Sekozawa, Mizuki Matsuoka, Tsuyoshi Honma, Tomonari Yamamoto, Atsuhi Tajima and Haruyuki Mochida University of Tsukuba, Japan
The Agricultural and Forestry Research Centre at the University of Tsukuba, was nominated by UNESCO as an Associated Centre of APEID in the field of vocational and technical education, and has organized the Tsukuba Asian Seminar on Agricultural Education (TASAE) annually since 1979. The themes of TASAE seminars have been as follows: “Agricultural Education at the Secondary Level in Asia” (2nd cycle), “The Strategies for Innovation of Agricultural Education in Asian Counties” (3rd cycle), “Education and Research for Higher Agricultural Productivity Conserving Nature and Agro ecosystem in Asian and Pacific Countries”(4th cycle), “Education and Research for Sustainable Development of Agriculture and Conserving Nature and Agro ecosystem in Asian and Pacific Countries” (5th cycle), “Innovative Strategies for Linking Agricultural and Environmental Education in Asian-Pacific countries for the 21st century” (6th cycle), “The Utilization and Conservation Techniques of Water resources for Human Survival and Bioproduction Environment considering Sustainable development, and the role of Agro-environmental Education”(7th cycle). The Seminars have been attended by participants from across Asia, including around 350 participants from South-East Asian countries, making the seminars a channel for a powerful network.
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16:50 - 17:10
2.D.2. Education for Sustainable Development of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry in Asia and the Pacific: Role of OASERD
J. Takahashi and S. Ishii, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan
The Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine became an Associated Centre of APEID in July 1979. The Obihiro Asia-Pacific Seminar on Education for Rural Development (OASERD) has been held every year with the aim of contributing to the improvement of education on rural development in the Asia-Pacific region. In the 7th stage, from 2001, OASERD focused on global environmental issues and education for sustainable development of agricultural sectors in the rural areas of the Asia-Pacific region. The seminar relating to environmental issues in the Asia-Pacific region held during the 7th stage was titled “Prevention of global warming and education on agricultural and dairy farming technologies and rural development”. Sharing information, knowledge and technologies is a key to constructing network in the regions. The necessity of education for sustainable development was clearly revealed by the different approaches presented from different countries in the OASERD seminars.
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17:10 - 17:30
2.D.3. Agricultural Education for Sustainable Development; Today’s Need, Tomorrow’s Bullion
Farhad Lashgarara, Student, Agricultural Extension and Education, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Agricultural education for sustainable development is today’s need and tomorrow’s bullion because education in general, and agricultural education in particular, is essential for sustainable development. Nowadays the majority of the world’s countries, especially “third-world” countries, face environmental problems. Damage to natural resources has consequences for food security. In this context, agricultural education institutions have an important role to play in the conservation of natural resources. This paper investigates the role of agricultural education in the preservation of natural resources, in the context of sustainable development. Using systematic approaches, this paper examines the structure and programmes of agricultural education institutions, and looks at how the integration of modern and indigenous knowledge can support environmental conservation programmes.
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