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Agricultural Economics Programs at 1890 Institutions: Current Status and Future Directions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2016

Donald R. McDowell
Affiliation:
North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC
Sidney H. Evans
Affiliation:
North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC

Extract

Agricultural economics has long been a vital component of studies in agriculture at the 1862 institutions; in recent years, it has grown in importance at the 1890 institutions. All of the 1890 institutions currently offer a degree program or course of study in agricultural economics or agribusiness.

Type
Invited Papers and Discussions
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1990

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