The Study of Agricultural Students' Effective Entrance in Agricultural Fields after Graduation: Case Study of Students of University College of Agricultural and Natural Resources, Tehran University, Iran

The article considers the current situation of professionalism in the agricultural labor market of Iran and intends to analyze the feasibility of effective entrance of agricultural students in agricultural fields, one of the most important solutions for knowledge based agriculture fulfillment, based on the case study of students of University College of Agricultural and Na tural Re sources of Tehran University. Results of the analysis revealed that 96.8% of students came from cities, 65.2% had not any practical experience in farming operations and 84.9% of them had no exper ience in farmers advisory and training services. Total ly, the resear ch demonstrated that effective entrance of agricultural students in agricultural fields presently is not feasible and agricultural sector has tenacious bottlenecks in knowledge based agriculture accomplishment. Finally, the study suggests what is needed to occur in the Iranian agricultural higher education system in order to achieve a more effective student entrance and alumnus preparation.

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