The future of Hungarian agriculture lies in agricultural vocational training

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The state secretary emphasized that when the new vocational training law was adopted, it was already clear how important well-prepared young people with professional and practical experience are in agriculture, who will take over from the current farmers the baton that this sector needs country.

Sándor Farkas drew attention to the fact that education has undergone rapid development in the last 30-40 years

In the past, farmers worked and studied on a paper basis, but today they use all forms of digitalization. This is why it is necessary for current students to be as well prepared as possible. It is important that this is not just a profession, it is a way of life, because those who understand this profession understand a lot of things, for example, computer technology, soil cultivation, chemistry, biology, they will have economic and technical knowledge, added the state secretary. He pointed out that in 10-20 years, the participants of the current farming competition will be the ones who produce the healthy and safe food in agriculture that will be needed at that time, and hopefully the food will reach not only Hungarians’ tables, but also countless countries around the world. export products. You will be the ones who will apply the latest techniques and technologies in practice – he declared.

As part of the 30th Alföldi Livestock and Agriculture Days, this year, the Association of Hungarian Livestock Breeders received the Ministerial Grand Prize of the Ministry of Agriculture, which was presented by Sándor Farkas, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture.

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