江泽民总书记在党的十五大报告中指出:要“积极发展农业产业化经营,形成生产、加工、销售有机结合和相互促进的机制,推进农业向商品化、专业化、现代化转变。”这对于以面向农业、农民和农村经济建设服务为办学宗旨的农村教育来说,既提出了挑战,也提供了发展机遇。随着农业生产由粗放经营向集约化和产业化经营的转变,要求农业劳动者不但要具备从事农业生产的技能和技巧,还得掌握一定的科技文化知识,这种新型农民将是农村经济再一次振兴的主力军。农业新技术的应用、新品种的推广以及劳动者素质的提高是传统农业向现代化农业转化的必备条件,而这主要应依靠发展农村教育,特别是农村的成人教育和职业 General Secretary Jiang Zemin pointed out in his report to the 15th National Congress of the Communist Party: “We must actively develop the industrialized management of agriculture and form a mechanism of organic integration and mutual promotion of production, processing and sales and promote the transformation of agriculture into commercialization, specialization and modernization.” For the rural education which aims at running agriculture, farmers and rural economy construction service, it not only poses challenges but also provides development opportunities. With the shift from extensive management to intensive management and industrialized management of agricultural production, it is required that agricultural laborers not only have the skills and skills to engage in agricultural production but also acquire certain knowledge of science, technology and culture. This new type of farmer will have to be re-established in the rural economy A revitalization of the main force. The application of new agricultural technologies, the promotion of new varieties and the improvement of the quality of laborers are the prerequisites for the transformation of traditional agriculture into modern agriculture, and this mainly depends on the development of rural education, especially in rural areas, for adult education and occupations