| Title: |
Current Skills of Students and Their Expected Future Training Needs on Precision Agriculture: Evidence from Euro-Mediterranean Higher Education Institute |
| Authors: |
Bournaris, Thomas; Correia, Manuela; Guadagni, Alessandro; Karouta, Jeremy; Krus, Anne; Lombardo, Stefania; Lazaridou, Dimitra; Loizou, Aikaterini; Partalidou, María; Pérez Ruiz, Manuel; Ribeiro, Ángela; Valero, Constantino; Vieri, Marco |
| Contributors: |
Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Aeroespacial y Mecánica de Fluidos; Universidad de Sevilla. AGR278: Smart Biosystems Laboratory |
| Publisher Information: |
MDPI |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
idUS - Deposito de Investigación Universidad de Sevilla |
| Subject Terms: |
Categorical regression; Euro-Mediterranean; Precision agriculture; Training needs; Two-step cluster analysis; University students |
| Description: |
This paper set out to explore the precision agriculture (PA)-training needs of students studying in agricultural universities in the Euro-Mediterranean region (Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain). SPARKLE is a Knowledge Alliance Project, funded by the European Union (EU), and one of its main goals is to narrow the innovation divide between entrepreneurship and the effective application of sustainable PA. During the project, the research conducted in all countries in the Euro-Mediterranean region revealed differences in the PA-training needs of university students. Additionally, this paper set out to explore the socioeconomic characteristics of students that affect their interest and knowledge towards PA. Finally, this paper aimed to understand the scope, present status and strategies for improving PA training in agricultural universities in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The following descriptive statistics and two multivariate analysis techniques were used: Two-Step Cluster Analysis (TSCA) and Categorical Regression (CATREG). Results support the notion that the lack of “PA knowledge/interest” adds to the technological gap amongst university students, slow adoption of PA and lower levels of overall rural economic development. These findings will be used as the fundamental cognition for the development of a joint action plan and several other national plans in the selected regions. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
Agronomy, 2022 (12) (2022 (269)), 1 p.-13 p.; https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/2/269; https://idus.us.es/handle//11441/135103 |
| Availability: |
https://idus.us.es/handle//11441/135103 |
| Rights: |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ; info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.53F65401 |
| Database: |
BASE |