Countries with strong economic growth and increasing personal incomes are rapidly increasing their expenditures by eating more meat and processed foods. World food trade has increased by a third over the past 20 years and consumer food products now represent two-thirds of world food trade. American food products are popular. In addition to exporting more food than any other country, the U.S. also generates another four times more foreign food sales through its company investments in foreign countries. Our graduates are highly successful in finding well-paying career jobs.
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Therefore internships and extra-curricular activities are an important part of your career preparation. The Agricultural Economics program focuses on applying economic concepts and problem solving techniques to economic and business decision situations. The program develops decision making tools and teaches them through application to everyday events in the business world and economy. The focus is on understanding and solving problems in production, marketing, financing, and distribution of food products, and the management of natural resources and preservation of the environment. Problems presented in course work address the unique aspects of the biological growth and production of agricultural and natural resources, building on knowledge that you gain in other course work in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.