California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) has received record numbers of applications for admission, including for the College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences 2024. Expansion of the agriculture sector can boost incomes of poor 2 to 4 times more effectively than other industries, and two out of three young people outside urban areas in developing countries live where there is the most agroecological potential, and the role of youth in agriculture is, in fact, that of immense possibility — to grow more food, transform local food systems and build economies that lift entire communities out of poverty.
Source: Heifer International & CalPoly