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The conference "The New Africa: Education, Training, and Education for Agricultural and Agro-Mechanical Technicians", held in Bari during Agrilevante, highlighted the importance of vocational training for agricultural development on the African continent. The event, promoted by FederUnacoma and the publisher Internationalia, presented a study on the African education system and launched a cooperation program with three pilot countries: Tanzania, Tunisia, and Ghana.
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According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), Africa's agri-food market is expected to triple in the next five years, from $280 billion to $1 trillion. With a population that will reach 2.5 billion by 2050, the continent holds 60% of the planet's uncultivated arable land—a potential that demands investments in technical training and productive modernization. The objective of the new program is precisely to train professionals to work in areas such as mechanization, precision irrigation, and management of production chains. During the meeting, the director of Internationalia, Gianfranco Belgrano, stressed that technical education is essential to reduce school dropout rates and meet the demand for new skills in a transforming agricultural market. Mariateresa Maschio, president of FederUnacoma, highlighted that Italian industries have the know-how necessary to ...
Source: Agrolink
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