Gulf Region of Mexico Edition2007
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 state of Veracruz, Mexico. The lectures/discussions establish the global and regional contexts for sustainable agricultural development and focus on development challenges in Latin America through cases in resource-limited mountain communities of Veracruz state, Mexico. 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, Agriculture in the Developing Nations II (IARD 602), which includes a field trip to Veracruz during the January intersession. The field trip will include several days of participatory assessment and discussions with rural community members and Mexican agricultural researchers/development practitioners of promising future community-based actions.
IARD 602-Experiential Learning
Video in Spanish: ´Yucatán´: Bienestar del hombre en el campo
Class meetings: Fridays at 9:05 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in Mann small seminar room (Week 1-3 in Stone classroom, Mann library)
Our course sessions are taped and can be accessed at the Cornell Transnational Learning site.