A novel program launched last month at seven Central Valley community colleges aims to ensure that farmworkers don't get displaced as California's powerhouse agricultural industry transitions to a more mechanized future.
Angel Cortez was ready for a change. Cortez, 43, is a Mexican immigrant who has worked in agriculture, landscaping and restaurants since he arrived in California more than 25 years ago. But he said a workplace injury nearly a decade ago has made physical labor — jobs requiring him to stand or walk for long periods — exceedingly painful. He has been looking to transition into jobs he could do primarily while seated.
“We need people who can do math, who can problem solve, who are critical thinkers, who understand the whole ag value chain,” Aceves recalled growers saying. “We don’t know what the industry is going to look like in five and 10 years, so we want people that can grow... And we want to keep the farmworkers that we have.
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