MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

KREPL, V., HAVRLAND, B., MUNOZ, J. J. O.

Abstract
Manpower development in Agricultural Engineering is one of the important objectives at present in the rural conditions of Developing Countries. The development of Agricultural Engineering has a big coverage to the social and economic context, that allows to educate people in the field of Agricultural Engineering, as an objective to increase the standard of living in the rural areas.
The groupings of agricultural engineers represent a manner to collaborate with the development and extension of knowledge and its application in this field thereafter the development of agricultural engineering, as a profession is a very important factor to enlist the per sons concerned by this field. The present status of agricultural engineering is an important element of development programs in The Developing Countries to improve situation in agriculture.
The bellow mentioned test, where the four developing countries from the equatorial Africa was monitored, was applied as instrument for determining of actual state of Manpower Development in Agricultural Engineering in Developing Countries.

Key Words:
manpower development, developing countries, agricultural engineering, mechanization, training methodology, education, rural development

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