Goal

The goal of the Water and Agriculture education materials is to inform and educate young people about water’s role in agriculture, “from field to fork.” 

Water plays a critical role in growing crops and raising livestock to feed a hungry and growing world, and these materials will tell that story. In addition, these materials will discuss how people in agriculture sustainably use, manage and protect water.

Preliminary list of topics includes:

1. basic concepts about agriculture and the relationship among water, agriculture and the food we eat.
2. plant and animal water needs (4 Rs: right amount, right quality, right time and right cost).
3. concept of “field to fork” and how water is used, managed and protected through the process (growers, processors, manufacturers and retail stores).
4. historical perspectives (water and agriculture throughout time).
5. the marketplace (the agricultural economy).
6. meeting agriculture’s water needs (low tech to high tech).
7. land and water managers (best management practices).
8. being good neighbors.
9. water and agriculture’s future.

Deliverables

Water and Agriculture Kids In Discovery (KIDs) activity booklet (ages eight to 12)
Water and Agriculture Educators Guide

Projected Timeline

Publish in June 2010

Amount Needed

$150,000 USD

Water and Agriculture Kids In Discovery series (KIDs) activity booklet (ages eight to 12) ($75,000 USD)
Water and Agriculture Educators Guide ($75,000 USD)

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Reach/Impact

• Helps students understand water’s role in agriculture, “from field to fork.”
• Includes ActionEducation components detailing what children can do. Summaries of ActionEducation projects are posted on the Project WET web site.
• Empowers individuals to take action.
• Publications are distributed through the Project WET store and network (43 countries).
• Potential to reach more than 20,000 children and thousands of educators annually.

Sponsor Benefits

• All project sponsors, partners and reviewers are acknowledged for their contributions.
• Logos (company or brand) and mission statements of financial sponsors and major in-kind donors are included on publications.
• Complementary copies are provided (commensurate with the level of support) for financial sponsors.
• Press releases acknowledge all financial sponsors.
• All financial sponsors are recognized on the Project WET web site.
• Branded publications may be used internally for employees and/or externally for customers and consumers.
• Publications are distributed through Project WET, creating brand exposure for years to come.
• Potential global distribution.