한국농수산대학 졸업생의 영농정착률 제고 방안

A Study on Strategies for Enhancing Sustained Farming Practice Ratio of Graduates from the National College of Agriculture and Fisheries

이 연구는 한국농수산대학 졸업생 중 영농유예 및 학비상환자들의 특성과 원인을 구명하고 이들의 영농정착률을 제고하기 위한 방안을 수립하는 데 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 한국농수산대학 관련 문헌과 내부자료 분석을 통해 영농유예 및 학비상환 졸업생들의 현황을 파악하고, 그 원인을 분석하기 위한 도구를 개발하였다. 개발된 원인분석 도구를 활용하여 한국농수산대학 졸업생 중 영농유예 및 학비상환자 전체 242명을 대상으로 전화설문조사를 실시하였고 이 중 조사에 응답한 88명의 결과를 분석에 활용하였다. 분석 결과, 영농기반 부족, 농가소득 부족, 부모와의 갈등이 주요한 원인으로 나타났고, 이어서 영농기술 및 경험부족, 결혼문제, 결혼 후 영농이탈·영농노동량과다 순으로 나타났다. 이상의 한국농수산대학 영농유예 및 학비상환의 원인 분석결과를 토대로 연구진회의와 전문가협의회를 통해 다섯 개의 영농정착률 제고 방안을 수립하였다. 첫째, 한국농수산대학의 신입생 선발 시스템 개선, 둘째, 후계농 창업지원제도 개선, 셋째, 영농현실을 고려한 영농분야 및 전공에 따른 맞춤형 지원방안 수립, 넷째, 영농희망자를 고려한 의무영농제도 개선, 다섯째, 한국농수산대학·농림수산식품부·지방자치단체 등 영농창업 및 정착과 관련된 기관들 간의 지원역할 명확화 및 연계강화를 제시하였다. 이러한 연구결과는 향후 한국농수산대학 졸업생의 영농창업 및 영농정착을 효과적으로 지원할 수 있는 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

The purpose of this study was two-fold: 1) to examine the causes of the deferred farming practice or the repayment of tuition waivers among the graduates from NCAF(the National College of Agriculture and Fisheries), and 2) to establish strategies for enhancing the sustained farming practice ratio of NCAF graduates. For this purpose, literature reviews on NCAF including its internal documents were analyzed to identify the current situation of NCAF graduates who deferred farming practice or paid back their tuition waivers after graduation. And for further analysis a survey instrument was developed based on the literature review, and the telephone interviews were conducted using the survey instrument. The responded survey results of 88 out of the total 242 graduates who deferred farming practice or paid back their tuition waivers were analyzed. The results showed that the major three causes of deferring farming practice and paying back tuition waivers were the lack of foundational resource, low farming households income, and conflicts with their parents. Also, the minor causes were in the following order: the lack of farming skills and experiences, difficulties in finding a spouse, giving up farming after marriage, and heavy workload in farming. Based on the analysis of the causes of deferring farming practice or paying back of tuition waivers among the NCAF graduates, subject matter experts and the research team established five strategies for enhancing the sustained farming practice ratio: 1) improvement of the freshmen selection system of NCAF, 2) improvement of the start-up support system for farming successors, 3) customization of the farm business start-up funds according to their specialties and major fields of farming, 4) improvement of the obligated farming practice system, and 5) role specification and enhanced liaison among NCAF, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and local governments in supporting NCAF graduates. The findings of this study can be used as foundational information for supporting NCAF graduates’ starting-up farm business and their farming practices.