@article{Moravcíkova:164819,
      recid = {164819},
      author = {Moravcíkova, Danka and Adamičková, Izabela and Bielik,  Peter},
      title = {Education for rural development and agribusiness in  post-socialist Slovakia},
      journal = {APSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce},
      address = {2013},
      number = {1033-2016-84234},
      series = {7},
      pages = {5},
      year = {2013},
      abstract = {Agricultural education and training in the former  Czechoslovakia has traditionally focused on fostering the  position of cooperatives
and state farms. The destruction  of socialist agriculture and the reduction of commuting  opportunities in the urban space during the transition
have  resulted in the handicapped socio-economic position of the  Slovak countryside and its population. The role of  education and training
in fostering agribusiness growth and  rural development could therefore become a crucial  strategy. The aim of this article is to analyse the
current  state of education and training for agribusiness and for  rural development in Slovakia using the methods of  literature research and
document analysis. The article  interprets general trends in the development of adult  education in Slovakia during the transition period.  The
main priorities and perspectives formulated in the  national strategy for education in agriculture (for the  period 2007-2013) are discussed
in the mentioned context.  With a focus on the leading role of the Slovak University  of Agriculture in Nitra, the paper assesses the  current
status of formal and further agricultural education  and training offered in academic and other educational  institutions. The paper concludes
by discussing  implications, recommendations and challenges for developing  education and training initiatives for agribusiness and  rural
development.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/164819},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.164819},
}