Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop (2021)

Chapter: Appendix C: Programs Involved in Raising the Profile of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Among Students

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Appendix C

Programs Involved in Raising the Profile of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Among Students

The following are select examples of programs targeting young people and students. While not exhaustive, the list illustrates the broad range of approaches being utilized to engage young people in food, agriculture, and natural resources.

Program/Organization More Information
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Ag Discovery Program https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/civilrights/agdiscovery
Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability (SEEDS) www.esa.org/seeds
Botanical Society of America Planting Science program http://www.plantingscience.org
American Farm Bureau Foundation classroom resources https://www.agfoundation.org//freeresources
Curriculum for Agriculture Science Education http://case4learning.org
My American Farm http://www.myamericanfarm.org
National Ag in the Classroom https://www.agclassroom.org
FFA https://www.ffa.org
National FFA career tools https://agexplorer.com
4-H https://4-h.org
Agriculture Future of America http://www.agfuture.org/s/1342/rd16/start.aspx
Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS) http://www.manrrs.org
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Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success (MSPhDs) http://msphdsinstitute.org
Latinos in Agriculture http://latinosinagriculture.com
Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences https://www.chicagoagr.org
Research & Engineering Apprenticeship Program (REAP) https://www.usaeop.com/program/reap
Iowa State University Science Bound https://www.sciencebound.iastate.edu
Mentoring @ Purdue https://www.asec.purdue.edu/map
Plant Science Symposia Program https://community.plantae.org/organization/plant-sciences-symposiaseries/dashboard
Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP)-University of Illinois https://undergradresearch.illinois.edu/programs/urap.html
1890 Scholars https://www.outreach.usda.gov/education/1890
Kansas State University College of Agriculture https://www.ag.k-state.edu/studentsuccess/diversity-programs/programs
World Food Prize Global Youth Institute https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/youth_programs/global_youth_institute
World Food Prize Borlaug-Ruan International Internships https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/youth_programs/borlaugruan_international_internship
World Food Prize Wallace-Carver Fellowships https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/youthprograms/usda_wallacecarver_fellowship
Envirothon https://envirothon.org
Intel International Science & Engineering Fair https://www.societyforscience.org/international-science-and-engineering-fair
USA Science & Engineering Festival https://usasciencefestival.org
Science Olympiad https://www.soinc.org
Youth Service America https://ysa.org
FIRST Tech Challenge https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/ftc
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