Supervised internship, off and on campus, in community and institutional settings. Examines how environmental problems in the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America affect men and women differently and the impact of structural adjustment on the environment in rural and urban areas. Economic analysis of agricultural production in low income countries, from field-level data collection to national food policy. Emphasis on construction and use of farm models in project evaluation. Economic analysis of agricultural marketing systems in low income countries, including the functions of transportation, storage, packaging, handling, grading and standardization, processing, and market news.
Emphasis is given to evaluation of interventions in marketing systems to speed economic development.
Types and characteristics of agricultural equipment and technologies appropriate for small commercial farming. Adjustment and calibration of equipment. Selection of and budgeting for equipment. Explores traditional and evolving use of trees in agricultural ecosystems, their multiple roles in environmental stabilization and the production of food, fuel and fiber, and socioeconomic barriers to adoption. Offered in alternate years.