Is agriculture a popular major?

1 Question raised

China is a large agricultural country, the cultural quality of farmers is low, and there are very few grassroots agricultural technicians and managers. This is where the potential of talent demand lies. However, in recent years, graduates of this major are afraid of hardship, high risks, and low remuneration, and are unwilling to work at the grassroots level. At the same time, many agricultural-related units also refuse to accept graduates due to insufficient funds and full staff. These reasons make it difficult for agricultural graduates to find employment. High agricultural investment and low output have led to the current slump in the agronomy industry, making agronomy graduates generally receive lower wages than other majors.

With the development of society and the improvement of people's living standards, people no longer only pay attention to the quantity of food, but also pay more attention to its quality. High requirements for food "quality" will undoubtedly increase the quality requirements for crops; and the gradual implementation of the national "emphasis on agriculture" policy will greatly improve the status of personnel in agronomy-related industries. In this case, the agronomy major will become increasingly important. Therefore, the author made this survey report on the characteristics of the agricultural major and its employment prospects, hoping to serve as a guide for the employment of future agricultural graduates.

2 Introduction to the Agricultural Major

The employment directions of the Agricultural Major include technology design and promotion, operation and management, education and scientific research in agronomy-related industries. The employment prospects in this field are very good, and under the regulation of the state, there will be a greater demand for talents.

Business training objectives: This major cultivates students with basic theories, basic knowledge and basic skills in crop production, crop genetic breeding, and seed production and management, and can work in agriculture and other related departments or units. Senior scientific and technical talents engaged in agronomy-related technology and design, promotion and development, operation and management, teaching and scientific research.

Business training requirements: Students in this major mainly study basic theories and basic knowledge in agricultural biological sciences, agricultural ecological sciences, crop growth and development, and genetic laws, and are subject to crop production and new crop variety breeding. Basic training, with basic abilities in crop breeding, crop cultivation and cultivation, seed production and inspection, etc.

The employment status, direction and prospects of the three agricultural majors

(1) The employment status of the agricultural majors

In recent years, graduates of this major are afraid of hardship They are unwilling to work at the grassroots level because of their high risk, low remuneration; at the same time, many agricultural-related units also refuse to accept graduates due to insufficient funds and full staff. These reasons make it difficult for agricultural graduates to find employment. High agricultural investment and low output have led to the current slump in the agronomy industry, making agronomy graduates generally receive lower wages than other majors.

In recent years, the primary employment rate of graduates has been decreasing, while the percentage of graduates taking the postgraduate entrance examination has increased significantly. Take the employment situation of agriculture graduates of China Agricultural University in recent years as an example: the employment percentage of graduates of the 1997 class is 76.8, and the ratio of graduates admitted to graduate school to the total number of graduates is 7.1; for the 1998 class, the former is 64.7, The latter was 12.6; in the 1999 session, the former was 67.9 and the latter was 13.6; in the 2000 session, the former was 44.1 and the latter was 28.8. It is not difficult to see that it will be a popular choice for graduates of this major to take the postgraduate examination in the future. Among employed graduates, most are employed in scientific research institutes or seed companies, accounting for 13.5 and 11.9 respectively, accounting for 57.6 of the total number of primary employment.

However, with the changes in society's concept of agriculture and agricultural colleges and universities, and after 2000, as the country attached great importance to agriculture, the school's own strength and popularity increased. Modern agriculture relies on biotechnology to improve the quality and yield of crops. Society's understanding of agriculture has changed. Everyone has gradually changed the traditional concept that "study agriculture means farming" and agronomy is about dealing with loess soil. Agricultural majors are showing There is a vigorous upward trend, the employment opportunities are becoming wider and wider, and the social status and reputation are improving. Especially in 2006, the results of the "2006 Employment Situation Survey of Chinese College Students" jointly completed by the Central School Department of the Communist Youth League and the Public Policy Institute of Peking University showed that the employment rate of agriculture students ranked highest among all majors. first, reaching 78.38.

From this point of view, the employment of agricultural majors and their graduates is developing in a good direction. There will be a lot of room for development in the agriculture major in the 21st century.

(2) Employment directions of agricultural majors

The main employment directions of agricultural graduates can be summarized as:

1. Graduates majoring in plant production mainly engage in scientific research, technology development, production and management in departments such as agriculture, gardening and botanical institutes.

2. Graduates majoring in animal production mainly go to animal breeding, animal production and other departments to engage in technical management, production site technical work, scientific research and other work.

3． Graduates majoring in aquatic products mainly go to the aquatic products department to engage in the proliferation, breeding, preservation, processing and utilization of aquatic products, as well as the research and manufacturing of fishery technology and equipment. They can also go to the ocean. Departments such as shipping, light industry, foreign trade, and environmental protection are engaged in scientific research.

4. Graduates majoring in animal medicine mainly work in veterinary prevention and control, scientific research, education, production and administrative management departments at all levels, as well as animal quarantine stations, commodity inspection bureaus, biopharmaceutical manufacturing and animal food processing units.

5. Graduates majoring in forest resource protection and tourism mainly go to forestry, environmental protection and other departments to engage in production, scientific research, engineering technology, management and forest tourism in sand and soil conservation, desert management, gardens, wildlife and nature reserves.

(3) Employment prospects of agronomy majors

1 The agricultural talent market is on the rise

At job fairs for university graduates in recent years, agronomy majors have become a highlight. Agricultural talents have gradually become the new favorite in the workplace. The number of agricultural science and technology talents China needs in the 21st century may reach several million. The concept of modern agriculture goes far beyond what people traditionally think of, growing vegetables and grain. The scope of pig and chicken raising has covered many aspects such as ecology, nutrition, animal and plant quarantine, food processing, cloning, flowers, lawns, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, international trade of agricultural products, development, planning and development of rural society, etc. In the current period, agricultural talent recruitment fairs are held frequently, and the trend of agricultural talents is on the rise. Agricultural talents, which have always been relatively unpopular, have gradually become the new favorite in the workplace.

With the gradual emphasis on domestic green landscapes and the in-depth development of agriculture, gardens, greening, and environmental protection, gardening/horticulture landscape design and architectural planning talents have become the new favorites of urban construction and are also the current supply and demand in the talent market. As a result, green tours and humanistic-themed farm tours have become fashionable in today's tourism industry, forming an employment chain with gardens and environmental protection. Agricultural talents, which have always been relatively unpopular, have also attracted social attention in the past two years. Agricultural science, which used to be unpopular, has also begun to pick up steam. In recent years, with the continuous development of rural economy, more and more talents in agricultural science and technology are needed. Agricultural science, as a discipline that cultivates senior talents in agricultural production and research, has received more and more attention.

2 Domestic Recruitment Status and Professional Forecast

On May 27, 2005, Beijing’s first agricultural talent recruitment fair was held at the National Talent Mobility Center Talent Market of the Ministry of Personnel. From June 22nd to July 5th, Nongboren.com and China National Talent Network co-organized the two-week fifth National Talent Network Recruitment Conference Agricultural Talent Branch. Pepsi Food (China) Co., Ltd., CP Group, etc. A number of well-known enterprises related to agriculture have launched online signboards. Among them, CP Group has launched hundreds of vacant positions at one go. From June 29 to July 26, the National Talent Mobility Center is holding special job fairs for agriculture, gardening, environmental protection, and tourism.

According to incomplete statistics, there are millions of agricultural companies across the country, including more than 2,000 agricultural companies in Beijing. The livestock industry accounts for a large proportion of Beijing's agricultural enterprises, followed by food, gardening, flowers, vegetables and other industries. Although Beijing does not regard agricultural production as the focus of development, many agricultural enterprises have their headquarters in Beijing, and most of them have developed sales centers and R&D centers in Beijing. Beijing has a concentration of R&D talents and a huge market, which has driven the need for agricultural R&D and sales talents in Beijing. There is a serious shortage of senior management talents to meet the needs of enterprises. Judging from the current situation, educational institutions such as colleges and universities are the main force in the cultivation and supply of agricultural talents in China.

But the actual situation is that such people are really difficult to find, because unlike general management positions, management positions in most industries do not require special professional knowledge, but agricultural enterprises are different and must have both rich management experience and A solid foundation of agricultural knowledge. However, most of the current domestic agricultural enterprise managers started their careers by doing hard work and lack sufficient professional management knowledge.

According to predictions from the National Ministry of Personnel, there are eight major categories of urgently needed talents in the next few years. Agricultural science and technology talents are tied with high-tech technical talents, bioengineering research and development talents, international trade talents and lawyer talents. in. The number of agricultural science and technology talents China needs in the 21st century may reach several million. Expert analysis points out that the increased demand for senior management talents in agricultural enterprises is related to the fact that the current national environment is extremely favorable for the development of agriculture, and that other related food industries, dairy and milk industries are also receiving more and more attention from people. .