イギリスにおける農業人材育成の現状と展望

―農業教育機関の役割に着目して―

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The study focuses on agricultural colleges and universities in England, which are responsible for delivering the formal education to individuals for the farming industry; it reveals the current state and futur e prospects of those institutions, based on a number of case studies. In England, enrollment in agricultural courses in such institutions has increased since the 2000s. According to a series of interviews with five key cases, the majority of applicants are from farming families. Although a large proportion of alumni with farming backgrounds go into farming, it is difficult for those with no farming background to engage in farming, mainly on account of lack of capital. In England, agricultural colleges and universities are required to provide the farming industry with a sound supply of human resources from a variety of backgrounds; it is also imperative, however, for such institutions to provide people who lack a farming background with opportunities to enter into farming, in addition to education opportunities.