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{{Short description|United States educational program}}
{{Short description|United States educational program}}
{{use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Program
[[Image:AITC-CA-radish.jpg|right]]
|ProgramName=Agriculture in the Classroom
|ProgramType=Program
|OrgSponsor=U.S. Department of Agriculture
|CreationLegislation=
|Mission=Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) seeks to increase agricultural literacy among K-12 students by integrating agriculture into classroom education. It aims to help students understand the role of agriculture in the economy and society, fostering informed citizens who support sustainable agricultural policies.
|Website=https://www.agclassroom.org/
}}
'''Agriculture in the Classroom''' ('''AITC''') is a grassroots program coordinated by the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] (USDA) and the National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization. Its goal is to help students gain greater awareness of the role of agriculture in the economy and society, so that they may become citizens who support wise agricultural policies. AITC raises agricultural literacy by helping students understand the farm sources of their food, fabric and flowers.
'''Agriculture in the Classroom''' ('''AITC''') is a grassroots program coordinated by the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] (USDA) and the National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization. Its goal is to help students gain greater awareness of the role of agriculture in the economy and society, so that they may become citizens who support wise agricultural policies. AITC raises agricultural literacy by helping students understand the farm sources of their food, fabric and flowers.