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Agro-food companies are aware that the technical and soft skills of their employees directly in
uence
business performance and, consequently, improving those skills will enhance the e ectiveness and e -
ciency of their companies. This paper presents the main results of the AgriTraining project \Training
requirements for the agro-food industry". Activities in pursuit of the objectives of this project involved:
(1) analysis of the training needs in the agro-food industry in Portugal; (2) analysis of the training
provision and the training organizations; (3) analysis of market trends; (4) de nition of a training
strategy; and (5) adjustment and development of training strategies for the agro-food sector. This
last activity comprised the development of training curricula, suitable for the food sector as a whole
and adjusted for the speci c needs of some traditional industries, in order to promote the development
and competitiveness of the agro-food industry in Portugal. Such training curricula aimed to promote
the uptake of innovative technologies and methodologies, increase the ability of agro-food industries
to invest and take risks, and enable adoption of European Community standards for production and
marketing. Gaps in training supply were identi ed and the training provision was updated according to
the needs of the agro-food companies. It was determined that companies need and demand knowledge
and innovation to increase their competitive position for internationalization purposes. It was possible
to de ne a training strategy based on market-orientation for agro-food di erentiation.
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Agro-food industry Skills Training needs Training provision Training strategies