20世纪 ,农业工程学在提高农业产量方面作出了很大的贡献。农业工程师正尝试建立一个新的、完整的学科 ,这一学科将致力于创造和保护优美的农村自然风景 ,并将继续致力于新的、有挑战性的、能够反映社会需要的研究课题。下一个世纪 ,这一学科也许能够成为解决全球性粮食危机等焦点问题的基础 In the 20th century, agricultural engineering made a great contribution to raising agricultural output. Agricultural engineers are trying to establish a new and complete discipline that will work to create and preserve beautiful rural natural landscapes and will continue to work on new and challenging research topics that reflect the needs of society. In the next century, this discipline may be able to provide the basis for addressing the focal issues such as the global food crisis