{"id":217332,"date":"2025-06-09T13:38:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T23:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=217332"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T01:02:09","slug":"agriculture-internships-yield-fulfilling-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/09\/agriculture-internships-yield-fulfilling-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvesting success: Agriculture internships yield fulfilling careers"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Chynna Chun, a seed technician at Bayer, started a fulfilling agriculture career in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> while she was a student at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa through the Bayer Summer Student Associate program, which offers paid internships.<\/p>\n

“This has been a transformative experience for me. It has not only deepened my understanding of agricultural practices but also opened doors to my current career opportunities in the field,” said Chun, who graduated in 2023 with a bachelor of science in tropical agriculture and the environment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bayer Hawaii is working with the UH<\/abbr> Mānoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience<\/a> (CTAHR<\/abbr>) to offer career-building and real-world opportunities to young people. Since its launch in 2023, the Bayer Hawaii Summer Student Associate program has welcomed eight student associates, with five eventually hired full-time at Bayer. This summer, two more CTAHR<\/abbr> students joined the program.<\/p>\n

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This collaboration addresses the growing workforce needs in the agriculture sector and empowers students to gain experience and develop essential skills while aligning with Bayer’s mission of “Health for all, Hunger for none.”<\/p>\n

Students can interact with business leaders, gain experience in a global life science company with local impact, receive personalized job application mentorship, and get hands-on corporate training. Opportunities offered by Bayer include roles in integrated pest management, data analytics, aerial imagery, corporate sustainability.<\/p>\n

Becky Ryan, Bayer Hawaii Breeding lead, said, “Our Summer Associate program has been instrumental in bridging the gap between education and industry. This year, we\u2019re excited to expand our partnership to a student from the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Maui College. We love how this program is providing local students with unique opportunities to explore various divisions within Bayer and gain invaluable experience.”<\/p>\n

For more information on the program and how students can get involved, please visit Bayer\u2019s website<\/a> or contact CTAHR<\/abbr>\u2019s internship coordinator directly at ctahrcom@hawaii.edu<\/a> or (808) 294-3041.<\/p>\n

Workforce development is one of the four imperatives included in the UH<\/abbr> System Â鶹´«Ã½<\/a>, and programs like this give UH<\/abbr> students valuable launching pads into fulfilling careers in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Real-world training and mentorship open doors to Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> agriculture for UH<\/abbr> students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":217333,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[222,212,1702,9,603],"class_list":["post-217332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-agriculture","tag-college-of-tropical-agriculture-and-human-resilience","tag-tropical-agriculture-and-the-environment","tag-uh-manoa","tag-workforce-development","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t