A university plans to develop a new research center in your country. Some people want a center for business research. Other people want a center for research in agriculture (farming). Which of these two kinds of research centers do you recommend for your country?
Use specific reasons in your recommendation.
I think the university should choose a research center for agriculture, because it would be more beneficial to the country than a business research hub.
The assertion that a university should open a research center dedicated to agriculture. However, I believe a university should choose a research center for business because it would be more beneficial to the country.
The assertion states that a country’s economy can benefit from a research center for agriculture. This is indeed true, as agriculture is a livelihood for many people in developing nations. However, the speaker’s point is less persuasive when considering developed nations, where the agricultural sector is already well established and is only growing in importance. Instead of opening new research centers, universities should instead devote their efforts to developing new crop varieties and new farming techniques based on the latest scientific advances. Furthermore, universities should also focus on increasing agricultural production and lowering the costs of farming. Both of these activities will boost the agricultural economy by boosting the global supply of food, which is especially important in light of a growing population.
As for the speaker’s claim that a research center for agriculture is more beneficial to a country than a research center for business, this assertion is debatable. Since universities use taxpayer money to fund their research, they have an obligation to serve the public good. Considering the vast number of students who select the fields of agriculture and business as majors, it is arguable that a country with an agricultural research center would be better off than one with a business research hub. This is especially true when we consider the fact that business majors, unlike agricultural majors, rarely go on to work in the fields in which their degrees are focused. Instead, graduates in business are far more likely to work in finance and other industries. For instance, many business graduates become computer programmers, accountants, and analysts who work on developing technology. Since these programs require comparatively little agricultural knowledge, there is no reason why a country should devote its resources to supporting agricultural research. Thus, a university should choose a research center for agriculture, but a business research hub is not an absolute necessity.