Human Capital Development for Agribusiness in Higher Education: The Experience of Taiwan

DOI

10.2991/aebmr.k.210121.017How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Smart Agriculture, Higher Education, Human Resource Development, Human Capital, Positioning

Abstract

Many countries face the problems of aging farming population. Solutions include reducing labor needs and improving managerial efficiency through formal education and technical training or extension services. Higher education institutions need to show that they engage in knowledge creation and sharing, assure that they provide high quality education yet down to earth applicability by linking to the grass root level need of agribusiness and its related businesses for now and onto the future. The agricultural industry moves fast in the new era of knowledge-based economy, in particular, Taiwan government is promoting “Agriculture 4.0” in which the development and application of smart agriculture in production technology; building agricultural productivity knowledge and service support systems, integrating IoT technology, creating diversified digital agriculture and providing convenient services, value chain integration applications. It creates tremendous opportunities for agribusiness and its supporting services. Yet, it also posts challenges to educational institutions to be flexible and innovative. Assessment of current resources and innovativeness in the prevision of business education to answer to the calls is vital. The purpose of the talk is to share selective initiatives innovative approaches to enhance education for the higher educational institution for agribusiness management.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wen-Chi Huang
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/01/22
TI  - Human Capital Development for Agribusiness in Higher Education: The Experience of Taiwan
BT  - Proceedings of the Conference on International Issues in Business and Economics Research (CIIBER 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 111
EP  - 114
SN  - 2352-5428
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DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.210121.017
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