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2026-2027 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog 
    
 
  Aug 20, 2026
 
2026-2027 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog
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PIA 2590 - LOCAL AND GLOBAL FOOD POLICY & SUSTAINABILITY


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Introduction to the dynamics of world production & trade in foodstuffs & agricultural produce. Emphasis will be placed on using the tools of economic analysis to examine the evolution of agricultural sector with economic development, including the issues of agricultural self-sufficiency, & environmental degradation, the role of technical change in agricultural production, food security, famines, & food aid, the impact of economic policies on agricultural growth and performance, the institutions and mechanisms involved in international trade in agricultural products.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad Letter Grade


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