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FIELD AND CADIZ INC. ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO CREATE STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER AND CAREER-TECH TRAINING FOCUSED ON CLEAN WATER
Agreement between Farmworkers Institute of Education & Leadership Development (FIELD) and Cadiz will bolster FIELD's workforce development programs and train
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[{"type":"text","content":"Agreement between Farmworkers Institute of Education & Leadership Development (FIELD) and Cadiz will bolster FIELD's workforce development programs and train students in sustainable water management amid worsening climate change while advancing FIELD's mission of fostering prosperity in California's underserved communities.\nTEHACHAPI, Calif. and CADIZ, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmworkers Institute of Education & Leadership Development (FIELD) and Cadiz Inc. (NASDAQ: CDZI) today announced an agreement to create a state-of-the-art technology innovation and learning center to provide education, work-based training and business opportunities in poor, minority communities.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"...thrilled to partner with Cadiz in creating work-based training programs and business opportunities for our students\"FIELD's Innovation Campus will be located at Cadiz Ranch, the Company's 45,000-acre property in the Mojave Desert, and will provide hands-on, intensive instruction and work-based training in water conservation, groundwater management and sustainable agriculture – critical need areas as California adapts to the impacts of climate change on water supplies and food production.\nThe new initiative is part of FIELD's Workforce Development division and operates under the Career Technical Education (CTE) program, which is part of FIELD's EPIC de Cesar Chavez High School, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. FIELD is a non-profit founded in 1978 by renowned farmworker leader Cesar Chavez whose vision was to uplift the economic prospects of underserved populations in poor and minority communities. FIELD's CTE program prepares students for the changing workforce by developing academic knowledge and technical skills in a variety of career pathways, including Early Childhood Education, Solar Photovoltaics, Firefighting, Agriculture, Construction, Recycling and Natural Resources. FIELD's CTE program at Cadiz Ranch will focus on water conservation, water quality, groundwater management and strategies to adapt to the impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture. FIELD's work-based training programs support a continuum of self-sufficiency and empowerment in underserved communities through the creation of \"social enterprises\" – businesses that are created, owned and operated by...