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Central Valley
Agricultural Literacy Program
College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
California State University, Fresno
Agricultural Research Initiative Grant
More than ten years ago the U.S. Department of
Agriculture identified a problem of agricultural
"illiteracy" among the American people; that is, they
were lacking the knowledge needed to make sound policy
decisions regarding the future of agriculture. To help
resolve this issue, both state and federal leaders have
called upon educational systems to promote the
importance of agriculture to this country's economy and
society as a whole. One facet of that is a program by
California State University, Fresno Ag Literacy
Specialist, Lonna Torrico, a consultant "on loan" from
the Fresno Unified School District. Among other efforts,
the program recruits teachers and educational
administrators to serve as curriculum specialists for ag
literacy development. The curriculum specialists are
helping to develop teaching materials promoting
agriculture for students in grades Kindergarten through
12 in California schools. |
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Lonna Torrico
Central Valley Ag Literacy
Program
College of Agricultural
Sciences and Technology
California State University,
Fresno
2910 East Barstow Avenue,
M/S OF 115
Fresno, CA 93740-8009
TEL: 559.278.4559
FAX: 559.278.8564
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Central Valley Agricultural
Literacy Program
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