These 12 majors cultivate urgently needed talents! Ministry of Education issued a document

The Ministry of Education released 12 guiding majors for the training of new agricultural talents


The reporter learned from the Ministry of Education on September 19 that in order to guide agriculture-related colleges and universities to speed up the layout and construction of a batch of adaptable and leading new agricultural majors, speed up the training There is an urgent need for agricultural and forestry talents, and to improve the ability to serve the country's major strategic needs and regional economic and social development. The Ministry of Education recently issued the "Guiding Professional Guide for the Training of New Agricultural Talents", which listed 12 majors including biological breeding, science as new agricultural talents Cultivate leading professional.


Screenshot of the Ministry of Education website. The


guideline proposes to set up 12 guiding majors for the training of new agricultural talents in five major fields, including food security, ecological civilization, smart agriculture, nutrition and health, and rural development. Among them,


set up majors in biological breeding science, biological breeding technology, land science and technology in the field of food security;


set up majors in biomass science and engineering, ecological restoration, and national park construction and management in the field of ecological civilization;


in In the field of smart agriculture , set up majors in smart agriculture and agricultural intelligent equipment engineering;


in the field of nutrition and health, set up majors in food nutrition and health, and veterinary public health;


in the field of rural development, set up majors in rural governance and global agricultural development governance.


It is understood that the release of the guide aims to promote the deep integration and organic connection of professional settings with the industrial chain, innovation chain, and talent chain, and lead qualified colleges and universities to set up new agricultural majors. The Ministry of Education stated that it will establish and improve the dynamic adjustment mechanism of the guiding professional catalogue, follow the development law of disciplines and majors, respond to the new needs of the development of the agricultural industry in a timely manner, prudently demonstrate, and adjust and optimize the guidelines in a timely manner.


Source: Xinhua News Agency