THE ROLE OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN PROMOTING SOCIO-CUTLURAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

Damina A. Umar, Bishir Umar Saulawa

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This paper examined the role of vocational agricultural education in promoting socio-cultural and economic growth in plateau state. The paper anchored on the premise that vocational agricultural education is a medium for transforming the communities in plateau state, with over 70% of its people living in rural areas and actively engaged in agriculture at subsistence level. This study indentified some off farm vocations in agriculture which are capable of uplifting the standard of living of the communities in the state and can attract both youths and adults who misconceived agriculture to only farm work associated with drudgery. Socially, vocational agricultural education provides people all over the world with cultural contact with one another, which leads to acculturation. Economically, vocational agricultural educations have a human resource development strategy which stimulates economic growth and development.

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