a matter of supply and demand australian council of deans of agriculture
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Professional agriculture. A matter of supply and demand Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture. Agriculture – a complex business. ↑ complexity ↑ self-reliance ↑ compliance ↑ variability ↑ market standards/ accreditation ↑ environmental challenges. Agriculture - Need. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Professional agriculture
↑ complexity↑ self-reliance↑ compliance↑ variability↑ market standards/
accreditation↑ environmental challenges
Workforce which is:
- highly educated
- highly skilled
- attractive to best and brightest
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Plenty of graduates
No jobs
Outlook bleak
Contrary to experiences within universities
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Graduate supply included courses funded at agriculture rate
ie environment plus agriculture
Jobs based on adverts in: SMH and AGE x arbitrary factor
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> 4000 graduate jobs / year
~ 800 graduates per year (and declining)
Capacity decline
Amalgamation, restructure and attrition
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fewer qualified advisers
less capacity for R&D
poor advice
evidence-free products / services
(ie “snake oil”)
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