One Course -- 2 Sections.

• Section 1: Mexico (T. Tucker and R. W. Blake)
• Section 2: India & Thailand (K. V. Raman and W. R. Coffman)

The goal of this course is to acquaint students with the major issues and problems in international agriculture and rural development and to demonstrate how problems in development are being addressed in the Gulf Region of Mexico, India and Thailand. The lectures/discussions establish the global and regional contexts for sustainable agricultural development and focus on development challenges in Latin America and Asia through cases in southern Mexico, India and Thailand. This course may be taken as a stand-alone survey course in international agriculture and rural development. However, it is primarily a preparatory course for participants selected to participate in the spring semester course IARD 602 - Agriculture in the Developing Nations II , which includes a trip to Mexico (section 1), and India and Thailand (section 2) during the January 2008 intersession. (see application)

Our course sessions are taped, and they can be accessed here.

For information about rooms and specific dates see the syllabus for the specific section.

Click on the Mexico Section and see specific information.