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65. What is “Farmer intellectualization”? What are the solutions in the Strategy to
educate farmers and make them professional?

destiny and the process of rural community
development.
To do so, farmers must realize that their
lives are self-decided. Thus, farmers must have
a strong will and think positively instead of
self-deprecating, dependence, or just staying
in the house, field, or garden. They must be
supported in accessing training in knowledge
and skills, updating best practices and
advanced technologies.
The agricultural sector is approaching new
thinking in the era of the knowledge economy,
applying achievements from the fourth
industrial revolution. Hence, farmers - the
subject of agriculture - must change mind-set
gain knowledge, accumulate skills, and update
advanced technologies. The requirements and
solutions for “developing human resources,
improving farmers’ knowledge” were identified
in Resolution 26 of the Central Committee 7 of
Session X fourteen years ago. The resonance
between the experience accumulated from
the practices of farmers with the support
of agricultural experts and scientists, the
“cloud” knowledge store, and the “digital
data” connection can help create “barefoot
scientists” and make new values.

Enhanced knowledge and skills can help
Farmers are considered the subject farmers approach effective production and
and placed in the central position when business methods and sustainable enrichment.
implementing the restructuring of the Friendly meetings between scientists, experts,
agricultural sector and building new rural and entrepreneurs who are passionate on
areas. But to fulfil the subject’s role and supporting farmers, can impart knowledge
commensurate with the central part, farmers on business opportunities. The community
need to improve their capacity through meetings can introduce market information
intellectualization. and popular economic rules and guide useful
To become a subject, a farmer must have skills. Agricultural extension programs on
self-reliance, full knowledge, skills, capacity, the radio encourage farmers to produce with
and attitude of the “owner” - mastering his minimize production costs. With knowledge,

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