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Agriculture Appointments (Skills valued in tomorrows graduates…
Agriculture Appointments
Purpose: Agricultural Appointments exists to help agribusinesses grow with the right people.
Australia is well positioned to meet rising food demand in Asia
China alone will have 850 million more in its middle class by 2030 compared to 2009
They will have significantly more disposable income than now
Higher incomes will result in Asian diet becoming more westernised with a higher demand for dietary protein
Major food production challenges of the future
World Population projected to reach 9 Billion by 2050
35% of food is wasted along the food supply chain - distribution
Managing the environmental impact
Manage climate change and new tech to reduce livestock release of methane and other greenhouse gases
Develop new production systems
Urban/vertical farming
Genetic engineering
More efficient use of water resources
Less water wastage
Skills valued in tomorrows graduates
Communication
Self learning
Innovative
Creative
Teamwork
Demand for agriculture graduates
Shortage of skilled people in agriculture
Dairy sales nutritionists in high demand
Changing technology in creating new types of jobs
Importance of agriculture in economy
Employs 310,000 people directly
Exports $41 billion (13% 0f Australia’s exports)
Identified as one of the “five pillars of future growth”