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Agriculture

The Philippine Agricultural Scientist

Agricultural education

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Perceptions On Agriculture Among Freshmen Students At The University Of The Philippines Los Baños: Key Challenges And Solutions, Kamla Zyra G. Lavadia, Lourdes B. Columbres, Maria Angeli G. Maghuyop, Domingo Angeles Jun 2021

Perceptions On Agriculture Among Freshmen Students At The University Of The Philippines Los Baños: Key Challenges And Solutions, Kamla Zyra G. Lavadia, Lourdes B. Columbres, Maria Angeli G. Maghuyop, Domingo Angeles

The Philippine Agricultural Scientist

This study involved 832 freshmen students enrolled in the course Introduction to Agriculture from 2009 to 2014 from the College of Agriculture and Food Science and the College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Baños, to determine the perception of youth towards the field of agriculture and its degree program. Using quantitative parameters and correlation analysis, the relationship between the demographic characteristics and the freshmen‟s perception towards agriculture was determined. Students‟ demographic characteristics (age and gender) are positively correlated with the student's perception of agriculture. Initially, the majority (58.3%) of the freshmen have a negative attitude towards the …