Abbreviation IASS History 2009– | Discipline Agriculture Frequency annual | |
International Agriculture Students Symposium (IASS) is a symposium about agriculture. The purpose of this Symposium is to provide a platform for students from round the world to share latest agricultural information and enable the integration of the most up–to–date results, technologies and solutions to ensure food safety as well as the welfare of mankind. Agriculture has been known as the foundation of civilizations. It plays a vital role in the survival of mankind. The world today is facing various challenges such as food shortage and the steep increase of fuel price. Recent advances in breeding, biotechnology, bio-fuel research, germplasm management, agronomy and others provide agricultural countries and their farmers with great opportunity to use diverse research solutions to overcome the challenges they face.
Contents
- History
- Agricultural Education
- Agricultural Technology
- Entrepreneurship and Economics
- Agricultural Production
- The Environment
- References
Besides that, to encourage networking collaboration among universities and students.
History
The idea started when the president of students of Agriculture Faculty of Universiti Putra Malaysia suggested to organize a symposium to know the latest update about agriculture all around the world.
Agricultural Education
Agriculture education, as its name suggest, is an education provision focused on agriculture sector. It is important to provide a community that is technically well versed and has skills and cohesive thinking, communication skills and critical problem solving in order to respond to the changing market structure and consumer demand. Proper education will provide base for better research program, increase agriculture output, and this can improve a nation’s economic welfare indirectly.
Agricultural Technology
The technology that used for agriculture industry had been developed far from what one can imagine. Today, for the present situation, even the military technologies are used in agriculture industry, such as Global Positioning System (GPS). The technologies are used for various activities, from land preparation to post harvest activities. It has been used to increase the output of the industry, which means, increase of the quality and quantity of agricultural products, and hence, provide better income and profit for those who are involve in this industry.
Entrepreneurship and Economics
The main purpose of entrepreneurship and economics towards agriculture is to increase profits and market stability. Entrepreneurship can increase productivity, creativity and innovation prospect by the invention of new products through research and development (R&D). The products later on is given branding and be exported worldwide. By looking at the economic aspects, the usage of agriculture technology such as biotechnology and genetic engineering which help to boost output and can decrease the problem of food stock deficit throughout the world.
Agricultural Production
One of the most important thing in human life, without it, human cannot even sustain their life and human civilization will be vanished from the world. Human are facing the new phenomenon all around the world, which is dealing with depletion of food stock and the consequences of GM foods. With the increase of global food price and decrease of global food stock, it has propelled us to do something before the world face the problem of starvation.
The Environment
The impact of agriculture on the environment is not merely in terms of pollution but also due to imbalance of the lack of closure of nutrient cycles. To make agriculture environmentally friendly, there is need to re-utilized waste and residue through incineration, landfill and recycling. Also the need to abide the organic amendment to reduce land degradation and conserve natural resources. It is considered as a sustainable agriculture when it guarantees the conservation of environmental equilibrium, full safety to the hygienic and sanitary safe conditions, and produce economically convenient productions.