{"id":150653,"date":"2024-02-13T05:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T05:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/13\/dont-focus-on-only-stem-prioritize-agric-education-too\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T05:37:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T05:37:00","slug":"dont-focus-on-only-stem-prioritize-agric-education-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/13\/dont-focus-on-only-stem-prioritize-agric-education-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t focus on only STEM, prioritize agric education too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Associate Professor of Soil Fertility at the University of Cape Coast, Prof. Kwame Agyei Frimpong, has suggested to the government to channel its energies toward developing agricultural education and not solely focus on STEM education.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed concerns about the lack of infrastructure in agricultural faculties and colleges, describing the facilities in these areas as a \u2018sorry sight.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He made these remarks when he addressed participants at \u2018The Swedru Conversations\u2019 under the theme, \u2018Feeding Ourselves as a Nation.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The event is an annual thought leadership program organized by the Alumni Association of the Swedru Senior High School, which took place on Monday, February 12, 2024, at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>The Associate Professor of Soil Fertility at UCC further urged the government to restructure the educational curriculum in engineering to suit agriculture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1018307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/422644730_812839387548972_7019300325186413373_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1724\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s look at agricultural education. If you go to our agricultural faculties and colleges and observe the infrastructure there, it is a sorry sight. We are prepared to invest in equipment for pharmacy and engineering. Now, we want to focus on STEM education in high schools. But agriculture is missing. I would have wished that STEM would not only encompass the arts but also include agriculture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we cannot do that, I will pray that we tailor or re-engineer our curriculum so that whatever is done in engineering will apply to agriculture. Imagine, we have students who could come up with engineering designs for equipment and tools that will revolutionize agriculture,\u201d Prof. Agyei Frimpong opined.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1018304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swedru-conversations3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) equip students to become innovators and leaders in the industries of tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014\u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! \ud83c\udf10\ud83d\udcf0 #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associate Professor of Soil Fertility at the University of Cape Coast, Prof. Kwame Agyei Frimpong, has suggested to the government to channel its energies toward developing agricultural education and not solely focus on STEM education. 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