What is the difference between agricultural literacy and agricultural awareness?

Question

What is agricultural literacy?

What is agricultural awareness?

Answer 1

Agricultural literacy is defined as an understanding of the food and fiber system, which includes its history and its current economic, social, and environmental significance. Agriculture literacy is a learned concept, it can be taught in the schoolroom.

Agriculture awareness requires agriculture literacy but comes from  a more hands on experience. Agriculture awareness can be acquired by interaction with farmers or others with direct involvement in agriculture. You could acquire agriculture awareness here on Answers. There are many knowledgeable people who answer agricultural questions. You have to be aware, however that there are some who answer who don't know what they are talking about in agriculture as well as all other categories.

Answer 2

I would say a degree and experience......

Answer 3

Know that beyond literacy is erudition.

Literacy is achieved by having read and generally understanding the literature available on a subject.

Erudition comes from an in depth knowledge of many areas of that literature, typically also some work with the subjects directly.

Awareness is often what a politician gets from talking to a few people who have either literacy or erudition. The aware person knows what the hot topics are, the issues, and which way the wind is blowing in terms of popularity of views.

Good awareness involves less depth than literacy.  However, some moderately literate people may not have awareness at a global basis.

Answer 4

Literacy- knowing terms and doctrines

Awareness-  Being conscious of agricultures principles and effects on the community.

That's just what I think...