Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career Cluster

areas of study within Career and Technical Education (CTE)

• Pathways

• Career Clusters

• Careers

• Coursework

an educational area centered around consumable resources.

• Digital Media

• Health Sciences

• Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR)

focused on the production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing, and development of ________ _________ and resources including food, fiber, wood products, natural resources, horticulture, and other plant and animal products or resources."

• agricultural commodities

• Digital Media

• Health and Home

Careers in this cluster also involve systems for the ___________ and _______ of ________, the maintenance of agribusinesses, environmental service and safety, and much more.

• production of digital footprints

• production and sale of food

• production of sale of homes

The Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources career cluster is vital to creating the world's food supply and preserving its natural resources and environment. With over______________ living in the United States in 2023, our country is larger and consuming more resources than ever before.

• 550 million people

• 330 million people

• 1 billion people

They accomplish this through raising crops and livestock, researching and improving modern farming techniques, and establishing _________ for conserving natural and manmade products.

• laws

• regulations

Ultimately, agricultural science careers are vital to both the economic and environmental sustainability of our nation's ___________.

• buildings and laws

• infrastructure.

What is the definition of infrastructure?

• the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a the government

• the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise

There are_______ career pathways within the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources career cluster.

• 5

• 6

• 7

CTE

• Career Cluster

• Career and Technical Education

• Comp Teacher Education