此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。查尔斯王子在英国皇家农学院毕业典礼英语演讲稿chairman,principal,ladiesandgentlemen,icouldn'tbemorepleasedtobebackatthisgreatinstitutionandtobewithyouonsuchaspecialdayinallyourcareers.inowrealizeihavebeenpresidentofthecollegeforthelastthirtyyears,whichmakesmefeelsomewhatancient,butitalsomeansthatihaveseensomeremarkablechanges,includingtheintroductionofamuchwiderrangeoflandmanagementcourses,achievementoffulluniversitystatus,andthedevelopmentofthesplendidruralinnovationcentre–whichivisitedtwoyearsago.butsomethingsdon'tchange.thecareersthatyouareembarkingonareasimportantnowastheywereforyourpredecessorswhenthisinstitutionwasestablishedin1845,withmygreatgreatgreatgrandfather,princealbert,asthefirstpatron.then,asnow,therewasapressingneedtoprovidethebestpossibleeducationforthepeoplewhoweregoingtolookaftertheland.andwhicheveraspectoffarmingorlandmanagementyouhavechosentospecializein,thatis,astheprincipalwassaying,ahugeresponsibility.itisabsolutelyclear,ithink,thatthemostfundamentalchallengestheworldfacesoverthecomingyearswillneedtobesolvedbythoseworkinginagriculture.feedinganunsustainablygrowingglobalpopulationofsomeninebillionpeoplewithlimitednaturalresources,whilecopingwiththeinevitableimpactsofclimatechangeand,atthesametime,sustainingnature'scapacitytosustainus,willbenomeanfeat.wearenowpushingnature'slife-supportsystemssofarthattheyarestrugglingtocopewithwhatweaskofthem.soils此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。arebeingdepleted,demandforwaterisgrowingevermorevoraciousandtheentiresystemisatthemercyofanincreasinglyfluctuatingpriceofoil.whenwetalkaboutagricultureandfoodproduction,wearetalkingaboutacomplexandinterrelatedsystemanditissimplynotpossibletosingleoutjustoneobjective,suchasmaximizingproduction,withoutalsoensuringthatthesystemwhichdeliversthoseincreasedyieldsmeetssociety'sotherneeds.thesemustsurelyincludethemaintenanceofpublichealth,thesafeguardingofruralemploymentandsmallholderfarming,theprotectionoftheenvironmentandvitalnaturalecosystems.dealingwithsuchdauntingchallengeswillrequireadifferentapproach–anapproachthatputstheprotectionofnaturalecosystemsbackattheheartofthewholeprocess,soastoseeadramaticimprovementinsoilhealthandorganicmatterandtoensuregenuinefoodsecurity,nottomentionlong-termhumanhealth.itwillalsorequiretheverybestofhumaningenuity,dedicationandresourcefulness.andthat,tome,iswhyfarmingandlandmanagementcanneverbe‘justanotherindustry'.you,ladiesandgentlemen,willverysoonbeactingascustodians,orstewards,ofapreciousnaturalassetonwhichallofhumanitydependsandtakingdecisionsinyourdailylivesthatwillhavelong-termconsequences.nowiknowonlytoowellthatyouwillbefacedbyendlessfinancialandeconomicpressurespullingyouintheoppositedirection,butificouldjustaskonethingofyou,itwouldbethatamidstalltheexcitementofstartingyournewjobsyoumaketimetolookaroundyouandtrytounderstandthebiggerpicture.whathashappenedinthepasttoshapethelandthewayitis?areyoulookingata此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。healthy,diverseandresilientecosystem?andisthebalancerightbetweenshort-termproductionandlong-termhealthandsustainability?iknowthosemaynotbethemostobviousthingstoaskasyoustarttofindyourway...
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