Teaching rural development economics to undergraduate agribusiness students

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Rural development economics has become an important component of curricula for both the undergraduate and graduate agribusiness courses. Curricula often include required reports that explain the economic structure of a rural county of the students' choice. The students are also required to use the input-out and spreadsheet computer programs for their assignments and reports. Instructors also utilize classroom discussions with heavy emphasis on local context. Students also learn and apply agribusiness management concepts at the local, regional, national and international context.

Methods, Economics, College teaching

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Experiences and lessons learned in an international agribusiness internship project

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New Mexico State University's (NMSU) participation in an international agribusiness internship project during 1994, 1995 and 1996 proved to be beneficial to the institution's overall internationalization. NMSU faculty members who participated in the project, which was funded by a US Department of Agriculture Higher Education Challenge Grant, were able to gain practical knowledge involving implementation and management of an international student internship program. The project also improved the international experiences of the faculty members.

Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities, Agricultural Programs NEC, Psychological aspects, Agricultural industry, Agricultural policy, New Mexico State University

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A framework for implementing agribusiness internship programs

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The competitive agricultural marketplace has resulted in greater demand for experiential learning for agribusiness students. This learning style may be through either internship or cooperative education program. Of the two, the former has been more extensively implemented in the US. Successful internship programs include the identification of participating firms, the selection of participating students, and the development of company-specific programs with effective monitoring and evaluating systems.

Interns (Business), Business interns

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