GDEV 4020 - [Agriculture in Developing Nations I]

(crosslisted) FDSC 4020
(CU-CEL, CU-SBY, EC-LASP, EC-SAP)

Fall. Not offered: 2022-2023. Next offered: 2023-2024. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

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 (GDEV 6020), which includes a field trip to India or Burma during the January intersession.

K.V. Raman, T. Tucker.

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 developing countries. This course establishes the global and regional contexts for sustainable agricultural development and focus on development challenges in Asia through cases in India or Burma.