Learn About AgTEC

AgTEC is the workforce initiative within the Fresno Merced Future of Food (F3) Innovation Initiative which aims to create a pipeline of high-skilled workers through an 8-community college consortium that will transform the delivery of ag education in the Central Valley. Once created, the program will train up to 8,400 workers - half of which will be targeted towards transitioning those highest at risk of losing their jobs due to automation (1 in 3 jobs at risk for automation)into higher paying jobs. The 8 community colleges will partner with farmworker organizations and industry to help develop Competency-Based education and create the first of its kind regional agri-food systems certificate.

Agriculture is the economic lifeblood of the Central Valley and a central driver of the nation’s food supply . F3 brings together partners from a five-county region (Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings) to build a climate smart ag economy that centers around disinvested workers and addresses the most pressing climate issues including clean air and water. Click here for the full AgTEC proposal. Learn more about the F3 Initiative here.