Agricultural literacy in this broad sense has also increased in popularity dramatically in the United States as people have become more health and food conscious.
The committee envisions that an agriculturally literate person’s understanding of the food and fiber system includes its history and current economic, social, and environmental significance to all Americans.
This definition encompasses some knowledge of food and fiber production, processing, and domesticating and international marketing….
An individual possessing such knowledge would be able to synthesize, analyze, and communicate basic information about agriculture.
At a minimum, if a person were literate about agriculture, food, fiber, and natural resources systems, he or she would be able to a) engage in social conversations, b) evaluate the validity of media, c) identify local, national, and international issues, and d) pose and evaluate arguments based on scientific evidence.
Issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality play an important part in work of agricultural literacy.