CONTEXTSAGRE purposes two issues on farming and specifically on the crop and horticulture cultivation- to enhance the precise and sustainable usage of chemical fertilizers- to promote a shift to Circular Economy and increased usage of bio-fertilizersSAGRE trains the trainers.SAGRE builds on the excellence of the European agri-technology and directs its efforts on transferring knowledge and demonstrating feasible IT solutions to build capacity for the new profession of Smart Agri Expert.Smart Agri Experts will form a practice-oriented knowledge node between agri-tech forerunners,science community and agriculture stakeholders and farmers.RATIONALETurkey is among the first ten agricultural producing countries in the world. However, Turkey’s agricultural lands shrunk by an alarming rate 7.3% between 2001-2017(TUIK). Although agricultural lands have shrunk,usage of artificial fertilizers has increased by 16% between 2007-2016.One of the most important reasons for this increase is the inefficiency of the soil as a result of incorrect fertilizer applications.Transformation of traditional agriculture through digital advancements is realized differently by EU countries. Particularly, Turkey is facing several obstacles:low awareness of stakeholders, low IT literacy,insufficient infrastructure,lack of smart agri policies&insufficient localization.Moreover,with Covid-19,new digitization measures need to be adapted to mitigate the negative effect of pandemic in agriculture.OBJECTIVES: SAGRE's objective is to create a training methodology and a training strategy for developing SmartAgri Expert program and exploit the knowledge to broader audience(to farmers)by validating the methodology through training material and LTT.1:Build a community of practice and the structures to exploit the results to the direction of sustainable smart agriculture2:Develop the Smart Agri Expert learning material for working adults: the precision farming, the usage of chemical- and biofertilizers and sustainable agriculture3:Build capacity for Smart Agri Experts4:Pilot and validate Smart Agri Experts' competence at interaction with farmers and other agri-stakeholdersTARGET GROUP:The primary target group is the adults who are working in the agriculture sector in crop or horticultural cultivation.Their current role is to advise and train farmers and cooperatives,and also to give expertise support for governance, legislation and policy makers.They have a basic knowledge of information technology but a practical knowledge and skills on digital emerging agro-tech solutions(e.g.sensoring,Internet of Things,precision agriculture,drones,robotics,cloud services,geospatial information,big data management)are limited or lacking.MOST RELEVANT TANGIBLE RESULTS:- Digital Innovation Hub with applications, data sets and e-learning features(DIH)- 1 SAGRE methodology and training guidebook to build capacity and readiness for digital transformation- 100+ innovative case-studies which reflect real-life environment- 100+ Smart Agri Experts ready to support their colleagues and create value to farmers- 300+ work-based learning beneficiaries aka farmers and agriculture stakeholders who have been coached by Smart Agri Experts in the piloting phase of the project- Validated Learning Program- 1 active community of practice which has more than 50 membersCONSORTIA1.The coordinator:ATMD:Agricultural Technologies&Mechanization Department,Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture&Forestry2.TARNET:Tarnet Tarım Kredi Bilişim ve İletişim3.CAUN:Cankaya Universitesi Vakfi4.AFA: Adana Farmers Association5.P4a:Plan4All6.CZU:Ceska Zemedelska Univerzita V Praze7.WRLS:Wirelessınfo8.AGFT:Ag Futura Technologi Dooel SkopjeIMPACT:Participants share knowledge to each other, build capacity and complement competences in a multidisciplinary environment which aim is to enhance wise usage of chemical- and bio-fertilizers and at the same time to take into account the related disciplines e.g.IT technologies,Circular Economy,Sustainable agriculture & fertilizer legislation.Agriculture engineers,trainers,coaches,advisers build capacity and complement competences in a multidisciplinary environment which aim to enhance the wise usage of chemical and biofertilizers and to take into account the related disciplines e.g IT technologies,Circular Economy, Sustainable agriculture and legislation.Primary target group can coach farmers to pick up the right fertilizer on fields and by IT technology to use fertilizers the right amount-not to over-fertilize, nor under-fertilize.It can motivate farmers to change practices towards more sustainable&profitable ones.It can lead farmers to the digital era & take into use digital agri-technologies.It can n bring forward the farmers the opportunities of circular economy.Primary target group has a remarkable impact on farmers attitudes, behaviour and practices to aim for digital and sustainable agriculture.

BACKGROUNDThe rapid evolution of technology brings a new challenge to the education system, and problems for the future, as agriculture not only requires agrarian engineers and IT professionals, but also the intersection of the two.Today, employers require workers-to-be to have the key competences that are necessary for employment, economic changes are happening very quickly, so students need to be prepared to be able to adjust to new areas, roles and even new jobs at any time. In response to this, lifelong learning is an essential for tomorrow’s workforce. Agriteach 4.0 project is intended to help with exactly this. AIMSWithin the Agriteach 4.0 project, a free online curriculum was developed in cooperation with Czech, English, Macedonian and Hungarian partners in 3 modules: Teaching agricultural informatics in agricultural vocational training for VET teachers and agricultural advisers and was tested in a pilot course.OUTPUTSO1 e-Competence Map of Agricultural workers for Agriculture 4.0O1 aimed to build a general state-of-art overview about the ICT uptake of agricultural companies in the target countries, the present level of Agriculture 4.0 relative to the EU trend, and about the offer and demand in the agricultural workforce with special focus on the digital competences of the workers. A survey was conducted among farmers. The main goal was to ascertain the level of knowledge about ICT tools and precision farming methods among the farmers and its level of utilization. In Hungary 64 and in Macedonia 11 representatives of agricultural enterprises took part in the survey.O2 Training needs of Teachers preparing students for Agriculture 4.0O2 provided detailed information about the supply side, i.e. how vocational education must meet the needs of demands for existing and future Agriculture 4.0 skills. In the survey 114 Hungarian and 44 Macedonian vocational teachers participated. The survey result shows that the vast majority of teachers have already heard of, but do not use, agricultural ICT tools and agriculture 4.0 and confirmed that the current curriculum does not include advanced knowledge of e-agriculture and related technologies, though that would be very important.O3 Syllabus and learning content for AgriTeach 4.0Based on the results of the survey a syllabus and learning content was elaborated. The authoring and review of all content was established a strong collaboration of the partnership. The contents was authored and reviewed in English, and translated into the national languages (HU, MK)• Module 1: Teaching in the 21th century • Module 2: European Strategies and Initiatives for E-Agriculture • Module 3: Digital Systems within Agriculture 4.0O4 AgriTeach 4.0 Learning Management SystemThe project implemented an e-learning system, based on the open source Moodle, where the curriculum is available in 3 languages (HU, MK, EN). This incorporates the functionalities of learning and content management. The completion of the modules is progressing at the pace of the pilot training, and the learning process is facilitated by tutors. The course contains the following elements:• course introduction• the aims of the modules• learning guide• curriculum• practice exercises• module assessment• forum• final assessmentWEB: http://moodle.agriteach.hu/O5 AgriTeach 4.0 further training program for VET teachersPilot training was launched with the participation of agricultural VET teachers in the two target countries. The training started with an information day, which introduces the planned training modules, scheduling and the online learning interface. The goal was to create an effective learning community. 51 Hungarian and 16 Macedonian teachers successfully completed the training.O6 Planning for valorization and sustainabilityThe aim of this IO is to ensure sustainability of the project in every partner country. i)Project produced a digital textbook based on the content developed during the project in three languages - EN, HU and MK. ii)The partnership elaborated a copyright agreement.iii) Every partner summarized experiences and benefits gained during the project and planed for the sustainability beyond the project lifetime.IMPACTIn Hungary, 63 participants took part in pilot training out of 22 VET schools and 20 teachers form 7 VET schools in Macedonia.The completed learning content is available on the Moodle interface and in the form of an electronic book. A survey was carried out for potential transferring of the project results which shows that the curriculum can be used in the VET, higher and adult education of the participating countries after the project duration. Galamb József Agricultural Vocational Secondary School starting from the school year 2020/2021, launches the specialization related to precision farming from the new OKJ, which is based on the curriculum prepared in the framework of the Agriteach 4.0 project.

"In the process for finding a solution for today’s global agricultural challenges, such as food safety and food security, ICTs play one of the crucial roles. These types of technologies are important tools for connecting and facilitating the cross-sectoral findings and innovations in the industry for agricultural technologies. One of the main foundation for efficient and effective adoption of ICTs is the existence of proper educational and training system for knowledge and skills in the relevant area.According to the Riga Conclusion in 2015, enhanced access to VET and qualifications for all, through more flexible and permeable systems, offering efficient and integrated guidance services and making available validation of non-formal and informal learning is one of the main objectives of the mid-term deliverables for 2015-2020 programme. Based on the above the main project objective is to develop and implement specifically designed curriculum for ICTs knowledge and skills and delivering this curriculum through VET in agriculture for the purpose of achieving more successful adoption of these technologies, and contribute for the development of the agriculture sector and the rural areas. Considering the important role of the young farming population and the advisors in the agricultural extension for the development of the agriculture, we have put special attention on creating a curriculum for the following target groups: high school students, farmers as “users” and advisers and teachers as “mediators” in delivering the knowledge and skills. In looking for similar approach used in the project proposal, the project ITShape (http://www.itstudy.hu/en/it-shape) was identify as most suitable model that can be adopted for the purposes of achieving the objectives of this project proposal. The competence frameworks, list of modules, learning guides and innovative methodology, pedagogical strategy to support effective teaching/e-learning activities developed, implemented and accredited in the ITShape project are base materials used in this project proposal.Within the project, besides the direct beneficiaries (50 students, 30 advisors in NEA and 15 teachers) from the project activities will have a significant impact on the following stakeholders:- Students in VET for agriculture - Advisers of National Extension Agencies - Policy makers in Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Education - VET training centers for ICT education - Other extension service providers in agricultural (Private advisors, NGO providing advisory services, etc.); - Teachers/trainers in VET for ICTs in Agriculture- The entire farming community in all partners’ countries The project team plans to achieve the project objective by completing the following intellectual outputs and performing the following activities: O1 Focused Needs AnalysisIO1-A1 Creating questionnaireIO1-A2 Conducting field survey and in-depth-interview IO1-A3 Creating database and analysis of dataIO1-A4 Writing a report for farmers and advisors needs for ICTs knowledge and skills O2 E-collaboration platform for ICT for VET in agricultureIO2-A1 Analyses of different existing e-platformsIO2-A2 UX designIO2-A3 Web developmentIO2-A4 Content creationMethodologies used in delivering this IO are:O3 Curriculum for ""Farming 4.0""IO3 - A1 - Definition of the learning objectives and learning outcomes of the CurriculumIO3-A2 - Determine the teaching approach (most appropriate teaching methods) and a IO3-A3 - Allocation of ECVET credit pointsIO3-A4 - Pilot implementation of the curriculumO4 Guidelines for integration of curriculumO4-A1: Analysis of the current situation in terms of the existing national VET programmes in IO4-A2: Implementation of strategic seminars (multiplayer events) with experts in the field IO4-A3: Development of final Guide with a set of guidelines and recommendationsO5 Handbook for improving ICTs knowledge and skills for VET for agricultureIO5-A1 Authoring, review and publish handbook (ENG) IO5-A2 Translate, localize and publish handbook (MK)IO5-A3 Translate, localize and publish handbook for teachers (HU)For achieving the above intellectual outputs the following methodologies will be used: - Analysis of the research needs; - Filed survey and in-depth interview- Extract in excel- Analysis of the databases and writing. - Analysis of different e-platforms - Definition of general design guidelines; Design of wire-frames; Design of mock-ups.- Programming, Testing & debuggingIn order to achieve boarder impact and better dissemination of all outputs from the project, the project team consider also organizing 3 multiplier events in each partner country:1. Introduction of ICTs for VET for agricultural education (in all partnering countries)2. Guidelines and e-collaboration platform (in all partnering countries)3. Closing event (in all partnering countries)"