HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2026, Vol. 65 ›› Issue (2): 223-229.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2026.02.033

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Research on vocational education for Chinese farmers: Historical evolution, current development and future prospects

ZHANG Shao-hua1a,1b,2, ZHANG Luan1a,1b, ZHANG Hui-jie1a   

  1. 1a. Agricultural Information Institute; 1b. Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China;
    2. China Employment Training Technical Guidance Center, Beijing 100101, China
  • Received:2025-11-03 Online:2026-03-04 Published:2026-03-04

Abstract: Anchored to the 2035 talent revitalization goal, the development trajectory of farmers′ vocational education was divided into three phases: history (1949-2020), present (2021-2025), and future (2026-2035). Based on the "demand-target-tool" analytical framework, the historical development process of vocational education for farmers in China, its existing shortcomings and gaps, current supporting policies and implementation issues, as well as future development trends and urgent needs were systematically reviewed. Some suggestions of enhancing support for agriculture-related vocational education and training across the entire industrial chain, continuously optimizing the allocation of vocational education resources in both spatial and target dimensions, establishing and improving a collaborative mechanism for vocational training programs featuring "top-level coordination and tiered implementation",and establishing and improving a performance evaluation system for agriculture-related vocational education funding that covered theoretical, practical, and applied dimensions were put forward.

Key words: farmers, vocational education, historical evolution, current development, future prospects

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