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AAEC-5154: International Agricultural Development and Trade

Description: This course focuses on the role of agriculture in economic development and the effects of alternative trade policies and practices in less developed nations. Topics include agriculture in theories of development, population growth, migration, the economic organization of the peasant-household firm, technological change, institutional change, effects of trade restrictions, exchange rates, trade preferences, regional economic groupings, food aid, trade negotiations, agricultural sector marketing, and project analysis.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ECON-3104

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 17

Average GPA: 3.67 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 54.84%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

George W Norton201969.1%30.1%0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.6715
Anubhab Gupta202175.0%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.662

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