future skills needs: innovation in agri-food and forestry-wood chains 20 november 2006 prof. dr....
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Future skills needs: Innovation in
agri-food and forestry-wood chains 20 November 2006
Prof. dr. Martin Mulder
Head chair group of Education and Competence Studies
Wageningen University
Social Sciences Group – bode 68
PO Box 8130
NL-6700 EW Wageningen
Tel: + 31 317 484181; Fax: + 31 317 484573
Mobile: + 31 6 20 677 340; Email: [email protected]
Internet: www.ecs.wur.nl and www.mmulder.nl
Portugal: compensation for destroyed vineyards
Spain: dissatisfaction about reform in vegetables and fruits
United Kingdom: future of food retail on the internet
Belgium: policy actions for young farmers
France: additional support for poultry breeders
Ireland: agreement rural development plan
Denmark: animal transports
Belgium: biggest methionine-unit started up in Antwerp
Source: LBActualiteiten, 16, November 9, issue 34. Weekly information of the foreign LNV-Representation of NL
Headlines in Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
Common Agricultural Policy EU
‘The Common Agricultural Policy has been the biggest, the most contentious and the one withthe largest budget of all the Union's policy areas. The EU has more power in agricultural policy than it has in any other policy area and it has passed more legislation on agriculture than in any other single policy area.’
Source: http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/104000.htm (30-11-2004)
Responsible Ministries Agr Ed EU (excl. differences between Secondary Agricultural Education and Higher Agricultural Education)
BulgariaFrance GreeceHungaryNetherlands(Turkey)
CyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandItalyLatviaLuxemburgMaltaPolandSloveniaSpainRomaniaUnited Kingdom
Austria Belgium Germany Ireland Lithuania Portugal Slovakia Sweden
Agriculture Agric + Education Education (+ others)
Key figures about agriculture in EU
69.000.000.000 US$ imports into EU agri-food
51.000.000.000 US$ exports from EU agri-food
14.500.000 people working in EU in agricultural holdings
7.300.000 agricultural holdings (average size of 17.5 hectares)
4.000.000 "less favoured“ agricultural holdings (> half the EU agri area)
30.000 EU cooperatives (employing over 700.000 people)
Source - http://www.copa-cogeca.be/en/copa_objectifs.asp (retrieval date: 30-11-2004)
Key figures Food sector in EU
Over 26,000 companies
Employment: 2.8 million
3rd industrial employer in the EU
Annual turnover of 600 billion Euros
Source: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/food/intro.htm (30-11.2004)
Employment in forestry in some countries
http://www.mcpfe.org/publications/pdf/eforests_in_the_spotlight.pdf; 16-06-2005
Technology
Roll-Royce 1905
Yuri Gagarin, 1961First manned space flight
Hubble telescope being repaired, 1990
Risks - uncertainty
Dr Ian Wilmut (Edinburgh) with cloned ewe Dolly, 1997HIV-positive protesters
Durban Int’l Aids Conference2001
9:04 am, 11-09-2001George Bush is being informed that a second plane has crashed into the WTC
Competent human resources needed …Basic education for allVocational qualificationsProfessional educationAcademic educationLearning in the workplace
… who can cope with the enourmous challenges
QualityCheap foodNew delivery methodsNovel foodDashboard dining (15% in the US!)DietsLifestyleHealth and nutritionSafety concernsEthical concernsMigration and ethnic
food
… in the reality of social games
The number of players is growingStakes and prizes are getting higherTransformation of roles of playersMore rules which permanently changeAmbiguous informationMore interactionsMore conflicts of interestThe necessity to play different games simultaneouslyCheating and manipulationsAbsence of a neutral umpire Source: I. Mayer & W. Veeneman
(Eds) (2002). Games in a world of infrastructures. Delft: Eburon.
Innovation in the agri-sector: 5 fields
Animal sciencesPlant sciencesFood-nutrition-technology sciencesEnvironmental sciencesSocial sciences
Animal sciences
FisheriesLeisure and tourismHigh-tech professionalismSustainability issues
AquacultureMore added value compared withcropsEmpty seasEndless demand
PetsHorses
Environmental sciences
Environmental technology: biological processing of
bio-waste by extremophile bacteriesAnaerobic waste water cleaningH. Lettinga: waste biogass processing factoriesRemote sensing and geo-information systemsClimate change simulations and extrapolations
Social Sciences
Beta-gamma integration: hard and social sciences
Multiple stake-holder processes: agencyParticipatory policy development: empowermentCompany styles: diversityFood law: worldwide right for foodChains and networks: offensive coalitionsEthics: integrity
Innovation & TrendsEconomic restructuringBackward chain integrationNetworks – NetchainsScale enlargementEntrepreneurshipCost reductionQualityStandardisationBionanotechnologyGenomicsICTTracking & TracingPrecision automation
SustainabilityBio-based economyOrganic productionLifestyle - healthGlocalisationMultifunctional landuseKnowledge circulation – cooperative knowledge
production… ???… ???… ???
Flower farms
ResearchEducation & Training
Knowledge exchange between research and farmers
Knowledge exchange between research
education and training
Learning-on-the job
Knowledge construction in action
Knowledge circulation and co-creation
Percents of workers in agriculture and fisheries in the EU by educational level (ISCED 0-2 and ISCED 3-4) by state (2002)
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
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Slo
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man
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Cze
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Low
Middle
Source: Eurostat Labour Force Survey
Numbers of workers in agriculture and fisheries in the EU (x1000) by member state and educational level (2nd quarter 2002)
EU 15 5118 3111 1691 316Poland 2530 1025 1468 37France 984 418 503 63Germany 702 153 436 113Italy 653 537 107 9Spain 625 533 66 26Greece 616 532 78 6Portugal 570 570United Kingdom 267 74 152 41Lithuania 227 70 110 47Austria 199 79 107 13Finland 129 46 69 14Netherlands 108 64 44Sweden 102 38 56 8Czech Republic 92 18 71 3Belgium 75 36 31 8Latvia 68 24 44Denmark 54 19 35Slovak Republic 27 8 19Estonia 12 12Cyprus 10 7 3Luxembourg 4 2 2
Total 0-2 3-4 5-6 EducationalLevel:
ISCED0-2=lower3-4=middle5-6=higher
Not included:IE, HU, SI, MT(as of partial or absent data)
Source: EurostatLabour Force Survey
Proportion of graduates of agricultural education of the total number of graduates of vocational education in the EU (ISCED level 3) (2001)
0.0%
1.7%2.1%
2.7%3.1%
3.3% 3.3% 3.4% 3.5% 3.6% 3.8%
4.2%
4.7% 4.9% 5.1% 5.1% 5.2% 5.2% 5.4% 5.5% 5.6%6.1%
6.3% 6.3%
7.3%
8.6%
10.7%
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%C
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Bel
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Ger
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EU
15
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n
Nor
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Cze
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EU
25
Lithuan
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Slo
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Hunga
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Lat
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Den
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Sw
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Aust
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Pol
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Bulg
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Fin
land
Mac
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Source: Eurostat
Number of graduates of agricultural education in the EU and new member states (ISCED level 3) (2001)
82768
45652
37116
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
90000
EU 25 EU15 New MS
Number of Grads
Source: Eurostat
Multiple stakeholders in the future skill needs dialogue Different perspectives
Primary sector Industry and services Sectoral dialogue partners Public administration at various levels Researchers Educational institutions VET experts in support organisations
Sectors Complex stratification/classification (NACE)
Specialisation: specific skill needs Common innovations and trends
Comparable challenges Transversal skill needs
Variation in occupations Generic skills needs
Sectoral skill needs Pitfall: tunnel view on skills needs Cross-sectoral skills needed for agility of workers