Part of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, International Agriculture coordinates programs in teaching, research and service. The Coordinator of International Agriculture is Dr. Edward T. Kanemasu . For undergraduates in the College , we administer a Certificate in International Agriculture , the objective of which is to give our students experiences and knowledge that will enhance their opportunities in the global job market. International Agriculture currently has Memoranda of Agreement with 30 colleges and universities around the world, agreements which facilitate student and faculty exchange and research collaboration. Scientists are exchanging technologies and ideas which will improve the quality of life for our future customers, and which ensure that we have access to new technologies developed abroad, as well as to germplasm that provide our crops and livestock with genetic resistance to pests.
International activities have economic benefits as well.
Many foreign collaborators and students will occupy important positions in their countries' infrastructures and will be future contacts as their countries prosper. No region or country can ignore the rapidly changing and increasingly interrelated global community and economy. Today, global communications are commonplace, user-friendly and promote both science and business. The Office of International Agriculture has a responsibility to help our students and faculty understand this global environment so that they can keep pace and become effective, informed leaders. The prosperity and well-being of Georgia citizens depend on our success in internationalizing our students and faculty.