Speaker
Description
kura, A. N.
Federal college of Education Technical Gusau Zamfara State Nigeria
nasirabdulmuminkura@gmail.com
Track: Sustainability and the Future
sustainable development goals provides a global framework for addressing pressing challenges such as poverty, hunger, climate change, environmental degradation and inequality. Higher educational institutions play a critical role in attaining these goals through effective and learning, research, innovations and community engagements. Agricultural education as a specialized field of study within higher education system, contributes immensely/ significantly to sustainable development by equipping learners with knowledge, skills and competencies necessary for sustainable food production, environmental conservation, and rural development. The paper examines the role of agricultural education to food security, hunger, climate resilience, environmental sustainability and employment generation. The paper further explores the challenges impeding the effective integration of SDGs into agricultural education and suggests strategies for strengthening the contributions of higher education institutions to sustainable development. The paper concludes that agricultural education is a strategic instrument for achieving the sdgs and recommends a comprehensive curriculum review/reforms, increased funding, technological integration and stronger critical stakeholders partnerships to enhance its impact.
Key Words: Agricultural Education, Higher Education, Sustainable De