Agricultural Development in Asia (AGRC4050)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2020
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Agriculture Food Sciences Schl
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
3 Contact hours
Restricted
Restricted to students enrolled in the BAgrSc(Hons)(2352) and BAgrSc(Hons)(NEW).
Assessment methods
Seminar, Mid-semester Exam, Practical, Report and Final Examination
Course enquiries
Dr Scott Waldron (scott.waldron@uq.edu.au)
Course description
This course deals with social and economic aspects of agricultural development in Asia, with particular reference to the country visited for AGRC4054 Tropical Agriculture. The course focuses on understanding smallholder farm systems and resource use, processes of technical and institutional change in agriculture, the role of agriculture in poverty reduction, food security, and economic development, and strategies for promoting agricultural and rural development in a globalising world.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | Gatton | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | Gatton | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) | Gatton | Flexible Delivery | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) | Gatton | Internal | Course Profile |
