Agricultural Education: Investing Basic Agri-Food Education and Agripreneurship Knowledge to Early Age Students

Abstract

The disinterest of the young generation in agriculture carries out awareness in providing agricultural education from an early age. Agri-food education and agripreneurship can be solutions to awake the youth’s awareness that the agricultural sector is also a profitable business. Moreover, the positive perception of farmers as a profession also needs to be grown, especially for early age students. This present study was conducted to increase the interest, competence, and entrepreneurial spirit in agriculture through the implementation of agri-food education and agripreneurship. It was a case study, and the participants were 30 students of 5th grader in SD IT Al-Anwar Mojosari. There were three stages involved: 1) Preparation, 2) Implementation of the Program, and 3) Evaluation. For the data collection, a survey was used as an instrument in this study. The results have shown that there were the high enthusiasm and participation of the students during the activities which are indicated the positive effects of the implemented program.

Pemberdayaan Santri Pondok Pesantren Nurud Tauhid Lumajang Melalui Agripreneur Hidroponik

“…Salah satu pemberdayaan yaitu pelatihan pendampingan dibidang pertanian yang disebut dengan agripreneur (Istiqomah et al, 2022). Agripreneur sebagai pertumbuhan mekanisme rangsangan jiwa kewirausahaan dalam sektor agrikultur berbasis pertanian yang sehat dan berkelanjutan (Sujarwo et al, 2021). Seorang agripreneur mampu mendeteksi serta menciptakan peluang usaha untuk menjamin kemandirian dan kemandirian ekonomi (Uche & Familusi, 2018).…”

“…Kegiatan pelatihan tersebut menerapkan inovasi, sehingga memiliki peluang yang cukup besar untuk dikembangkan (Jazilah, 2018). Agripreneur yang diterapkan dalam sektor pertanian diwujudkan dengan kemampuan berpikir kreatif, inovatif, visioner, serta berkomunikasi dalam memnfaatkan peluan di sektor pertanian (Sujarwo et al, 2021). Selain itu untuk meningkatkan profitabilitas maupun memperoleh keunggulan kompetitif, penciptakan nilai dalam memenuhi kebutuhan pangan (Ojo, 2009).…”