The review article will focus on specialization called "Technology for the production and processing of agricultural products." What exactly do students learn, what skills and knowledge do they gain, where can I go to work and where to get training?
Entrance Exams and Admission Conditions
To enter the university, you will need to pass passing exams. The main items for admission are:
- Russian language.
- Chemistry or math.
- Biology.
Before entering the institute, it is worth clarifying about the entrance exams, since in each university the subjects for which the exams are taken may differ.
The applicant must have documents that confirm secondary (complete) or secondary vocational education of the state standard.
Budget places
Budget places are not provided in all universities. Where there is an opportunity to receive free training, there is a limit on the number of places.
There are 180 budget places in the Don State Agrarian University, and only 2 such places in the Khakass branch of the Krasnoyarsk Agrarian University with state support.
To get a budget place for the specialty "Technology of production and processing of agricultural products", you need to get a passing score when passing the entrance exams.
Almost every institute offers a place in the hostel.
What is a specialty?
Based on the fact that the world's population is increasing, and everyone needs food for life, we can conclude that specialists in such areas as "Technology for the production and processing of agricultural products" are very relevant.
Thanks to the knowledge gained in this specialization, it will be possible to improve the quality of products. High quality in the market is very much appreciated, which should stimulate the creation of first-class goods.
After graduating from an agricultural institute, a graduate will understand issues that relate to the suitability of the soil for sowing seeds and growing them, and to properly organize the storage, production and processing of raw materials and agricultural products (livestock and crop production).
Graduates will be able to devote themselves to scientific activity or go to work in a public or private organization.
Where to go
There are over 60 agricultural institutes in Russia. This specialization is offered in all universities.
The first place in the ranking is occupied by the Orenburg Agricultural University with state support, the second - by the Moscow institution - Russian State Agricultural University named after Timiryazev, and the third - Kuban Agrarian University.
The choice of educational institutions where you can get a specialty "Technology of production and processing of agricultural products" is large. Acquired degree - Bachelor. Visitors from afar can arrange a place in the hostel and quietly receive knowledge. True, for starters, it is worth clarifying if any are available.
Training period
The duration of studies on the basis of grade 11 varies from 4 to 5 years, depending on the form of education (part-time, part-time and part-time).
Some universities offer distance learning.
After completing training at graduation, the student defends his bachelor's work and passes the state exam. Last, state exam, at the discretion of a higher educational institution.
Core disciplines
Items that are important at the time of training:
- Genetics and reproduction of farm animals.
- Plant physiology.
- Biochemistry of agricultural products.
- Standardization and certification of agricultural products.
- Morphology and physiology of farm animals.
- Microbiology.
- Radiology of the agricultural field.
- Agriculture with the basic elements of soil science and agricultural chemistry.
- The main directions in the mechanization and automation of agricultural technological processes.
- Feed production.
- Chemistry.
- Genetic and cellular engineering.
- The basics of veterinary medicine and others.
Also, when studying at a university for this specialty, students study the economics of agriculture, law and life safety.
Practice
Studying at the institute, the student must undergo practical training. The main places of practice (training and production) can be:
- Enterprises.
- Research institutes.
- Firms.
- Departments and laboratories of the university.
The stage (section) of educational practice for obtaining the specialty "Technology of production and processing of agricultural products" allowed the research design of the student.
Acquired knowledge and skills
After the university is graduated, the graduate will become a qualified staff with the knowledge and skills that are necessary and highly demanded in the labor market in the modern world. He will be ready to carry out not only production and technological activities, but also analytical, merchandising, research and organizational management.
Acquired skills during training:
- The ability to bring technology to life in the world of microbiology to create fertilizers, as well as calculate the required dose of fertilizer for a particular plant.
- Rational use of agricultural equipment for processing raw materials.
- Providing veterinary care and recognition of diseases of both animals and plants.
- The ability to evaluate at a genetic level a cultivated plant variety and animal breed.
- Carrying out marketing activities, developing a business plan for processing and production of agricultural products.
- Make analysis of samples in the laboratory.
- Personnel Management.
- Must have knowledge related to the production of products and their processing, the origin of plant and animal - to navigate the laws, decrees and regulatory materials.
- To possess knowledge regarding the principles and effective ways of organizing, managing and planning the production and processing of agricultural products (livestock and crop production).
- To possess knowledge and be able to use it, to calculate the possible efficiency of production, processing and sale of plant and animal raw materials.
- Apply GOST when doing their job in the agricultural industry.
- The ability to do statistical processing of the results.
And this is not a complete list of skills that are acquired by mastering the specialty "Technology of production and processing of agricultural products."
Who can I go to work
Having become acquainted with a part of the acquired skills, one can guess that the choice of professions is quite wide. For example, you can list several posts for which it will be possible to find a job:
- Technologist of agricultural production.
- Marketer.
- Laboratory Assistant.
- Appraiser.
- Commodity expert.
- Diagnostician.
- Barista
- Harvester.
- Foreman.
- Management position.
There is an opportunity to apply for other specialties: enterprises for the manufacture of plant or animal products. Skilled personnel can find work at bakeries, dairies, meat plants, various laboratories, independently organize a farm and establish food production, and also organize the storage and sale of goods in a distribution network and with a completed production cycle.
Thanks to the knowledge gained during training in a specialty (state standard number 35.03.07), a graduate can open a private production of agricultural products or go to work for a state or private enterprise.
This profession is relevant and in demand not only in Russia but also abroad.
Career growth is possible in this profession. A specialist without experience in Moscow receives an average of 25,000 - 35,000 rubles, while a professional with experience increases the demand and, naturally, the salary increases.
After graduation, prospective students are given a job at the enterprise, with which there is an agreement of this educational institution, or there is an opportunity to get a job in the university itself.
Should I Continue Learning
For more in-depth knowledge of this specialization, you can continue training after receiving a bachelor's degree. By increasing knowledge in the field of storage and agricultural production technologies in the magistracy, which will take 2 years, it will be possible to find a job of choice: in a greenhouse, in the Department of Environmental Protection, in the Plant Protection Service or devote yourself to science.
When choosing the latter, after graduating from a magistracy, you can go further - go to graduate school and doctoral studies.
Depending on the educational institution, while continuing to study at the magistracy, practice can take place both at domestic enterprises for the production of agricultural products, and at foreign ones.
Conclusion
Everyone knows that Russia is a country with great potential in the production and cultivation of agricultural products. Large areas that are free and waiting in the wings to be used for the benefit of mankind. Farms, various enterprises for the storage and processing of food raw materials need qualified personnel to increase productivity and improve the process.
Thanks to the knowledge gained in the field of agricultural technology, the correct use of modern high-tech products and the ability to detect defects, inaccuracies and other defects, it is possible to significantly improve product quality, increase productivity and use skills rationally so that only high-grade raw materials enter the market.