The Role of Higher Education Systems in the Development and Dissemination of Agricultural Technologies in Afghainstan

Abstract

Agriculture plays a significant role in the economic growth of 
developing countries. Today, developing countries are facing 
problems such as climate change, hunger, and poverty. To solve 
these problems, the agricultural sector must be developed. For this 
purpose, some countries have partnered with the private sector and 
sectorial departments of the government for research and 
development of agricultural technologies. Policymakers in the 
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have introduced many programs for 
the intensive and extensive development of agriculture. These 
developments are run with the help of skilled, experienced, and 
specialized human resources trained in the higher education 
system. For this purpose, the higher education system has been 
reformed based on societal needs and requirements. The Ministry of 
Higher Education has always attempted to train human resources 
and develop agricultural technologies through higher education 
systems for the sustainable development of agriculture. This study 
aimed to explore the role of higher education in the development 
and dissemination of agricultural technologies. For this purpose, 
through a critical analysis method, we compared different valid, 
accurate, and reliable secondary data from popular online 
databases. We found that the agricultural higher education system 
should improve based on market needs and offer actual agricultural 
education to professionals during formal, informal, and non-formal 
education through research and development.