The document discusses the team's dream job of becoming agronomists focusing on organic farming in the future. It describes how agriculture will be in high demand to address issues of global warming and world hunger. The team believes organic farming can benefit the ecosystem and people by combining technology with natural practices. Their goals as agronomists would be to sustainably increase yields through research, conservation efforts, and working with farmers. They envision that future education will have a more hands-on, project-based approach to better prepare students and agronomists for addressing environmental challenges through fields like sustainable agriculture.

1. Towards the Future
Back to the Roots
Team Leader: Richya Bansal
Team Member: Sorana, Gayathri, Richya
Country: India

2. Dream Job
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Agriculture will be the most sought after industry in
the future.
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Global warming and world hunger would be the
major concerns facing humanity.
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The paradigm shift towards agriculture will bring
down the world hunger index as well as stabilize the
ecosystem.

3. Dream Job – Why?
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We picture our dream job for the future as an
Agronomist focusing on organic farming.
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Organic farming decreases our dependence on
synthetic fertilizers and pesticides by relying heavily
on natural farming practices.
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We can optimally combine technology and nature to
benefit the ecosystem and the people in it.

4. Dream Job – What and How?
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Our work would include certification of land for farming,
efficient use of existing limited resources like water,
power, machinery and labor.
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Research and Innovation in agricultural practices like
testing of hybrid crops, using natural aids like compost,
and retention of water in soil would be on short-term
agenda.
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Our long term goal will be to curb desertification and
raise the water table.

5. Dream Job – Technologies and
Benefits
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Cloning, Bio-technology, Trans-genesis are few of the
technologies, we would equip ourselves with.
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Agronomical companies will acquire land and combine
the manual expertise of farmers with the technical
knowledge of agronomists to produce quality yield.
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Farmers will benefit with a fixed income(rather than a
seasonal one), the company profits will increase with rise
in demand for organic food, and the general population
receive a healthier produce.

6. Dream Job
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In India, there has been a drastic rise in farmer
suicides because they are unable to support their
families due to droughts, famines and other
calamities.
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Not only is this a profitable industry, but the social
aspect is definitely a plus. We choose agronomy to
be our dream job because the input to impact ratio is
one worth working for.

7. Future Education
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In the future, education should have a global flavor
with an inclination to environmental sciences.
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Students should get in touch with nature and be
exposed to realistic environment situations.
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They can gauge for themselves the severity of the
situation and assume ownership of the environment.

8. Future Education -
A typical day
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A project-oriented education rather than a text-book
oriented one, will peek the interest of the students.
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A typical school day would be a fine balance
between the outdoors experience and classroom
learning.
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Virtual and distance learning will be dominant
teaching tools across schools.

9. Future Education - Agronomist
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A budding agronomist should show aptitude
and interest in Biology, Physics, Chemistry at
school level.
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In universities offering graduate courses in
agronomy, advanced subjects as well as
upcoming technologies like genome modeling,
plant grafting will be offered.

10. Future Education - University
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Universities could follow a self-sustaining model,
where students could get their hands dirty on the
field while employing theoretical concepts.
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An education like this would be a dream because in
addition to enjoying the learning process, they will
be equipped with the right tools, mindset and
competitive albeit do-good streak.