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Course description

Tropical Agriculture will deal with the environment of the high rainfall tropics, the nature of the production systems in transition economy countries, the crops grown, and the bio-physical constraints to production. The course will provide students with first-hand experience of the farming systems, and the communities that they support. Tropical Agriculture will be delivered by Chiang Mai University as a series of formal lectures (in English) supported by field visits, and be assessed by assignment and formal written examination. Program taught across 5 weeks, each week will consist of 3h lecture, 1 day field trip (additional fees), 3 hour tutorial.