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Smart and Digital Agriculture

2021-1-TR01-KA220-VET-0000281232021Cooperation partnerships in vocational education and trainingfinalized
Countries: TR|BG|BE|MK|ES · Grant: €198,816
Agriculture, forestry and fisheriesCreating new, innovative or joint curricula or coursesDigital content, technologies and practices

Objectives

During and at the end of the project, two types of outcomes were achieved. A. Tangible Outcomes: O1- Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production Training Program O2- Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production Virtual Laboratory O3- Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production E-Learning Platform O4- Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production Smart Greenhouse Application O5- Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production E-Guid These outputs have enabled us to achieve abstract outcomes such as the knowledge, skills, and competencies expected to change through the project. B. Abstract Outcomes: The project primarily impacted the quality of vocational education. The digital agriculture knowledge, skills, and competencies of the young people in our target group have been enhanced. Their professional knowledge and skills have developed, and they have gained opportunities that facilitate employment and strengthen their entrepreneurial capacities. Furthermore, the expected results of our project in the agricultural sector are as follows: Achieving the highest efficiency from medicinal and aromatic plants, Developing smart greenhouse and agricultural practices, Supporting greener agriculture,

Background

Data collection study to the young people studying at the Department of Agriculture in Vocational and Technical Anatolian High Schools, it was found that the youth employment in agriculture, did not think of living in the countryside. This rate was realized as 81.56%. Despite the importance of agriculture, in recent years, the tendency to abandon agriculture among the younger generation has reached quite high levels. Agriculture is not preferred as a profession in rural areas. The migration of young people from rural areas for work and education has increased the tendency of the abandonment of agriculture. The dignity of agriculture in the eyes of young people causes them not to see agriculture as a means of subsistence for a good life. With the project, aim to prevent youth unemployment by supporting the employment of young people in agriculture through medicinal and aromatic plants with high added value. We wanted to achieve this with the production of raw materials in medicinal and aromatic plants, especially lavender oil. We aim to make the agriculture sector a center of attraction with products with high added-value and make the sector preferred by youth.

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