International Work

The Department of Agricultural Economics has had a long history of experience in international development projects. Since the 1960s, faculty have contributed substantially to projects in Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Tanzania, Kenya, and Syria. In addition, faculty members have had numerous short-term activities as part of a university team or donor agency teams. Recently, international activities and involvement of the faculty have reflected growing global economic interdependence in agriculture, agribusiness, and natural resource management. International dimensions are reflected in as much as 25 percent of the Department's overall teaching, research and extension activities.

Region	Principal Contacts	Title	Sponsor
	Bruce McCarl James Richardson	Impact Assessment Group
	John Nichols Susan Livingston	Agribusiness Education Partnership	USDA/CSREES & FAS
	Stephen Fuller	The Economic Effects of Proposed South American Infrastructure Improvements on U.S. Corn and Soybean producers	USDA/AMS
	Richard Conner	Introduction of Technology and Simulation of Production Systems for the Sustainable Use of Environmental Resources in the Brazilian Pantanal	PRODETAB, Brazilian Funding Agency
	Ron Knutson	International Rep Farms Project
	Parr Rosson Tracy Davis	Center for North American Studies
	Ernie Davis	International Livestock Congress
	Gary Williams Nancy Azhari	Agricultural Census and Information Service (SICA)	World Bank
	Stephen Fuller	Ocean Freight Futures for Risk Management to Enhance the Global Competitiveness of Texas Ports	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
	Victoria Salin	Federation des Ecoles Superieurs d'Ingenieurs en Agriculture (FESIA) Federation of Higher Education in Agriculture in France	Study Abroad Programs
	John Nichols	AgribusinessDistance Education Demonstration with Caucasus School of Business	USDA/CSREES & FAS
	Lonnie Jones Elke Aquilar	Master's Degree Program at Universidad Del Valle de Guatemala	Universidad Del Valle de Guatemala
	Gary Williams Stephen Fuller Victoria Salin Jaime Malaga	Market Research to Support Development of a Strategic Plan for Preserving and Expanding the Mexican Rice Market	U.S. Rice Producers Association
	Lonnie Jones	Master's Degree Program
	John Nichols	Agribusiness Education Collaborations	Eurasia Foundation
	Victoria Salin Rudy Nayga	Infrastructure Needs Assessment for Distribution of Frozen Potato Products in Southeast Asian Countries	USDA/FAS
	Ron Knutson Donna Garrett	Agri-Sector Policy and Public Administration Reform Project Agribusiness Development Project	Ministry of Agriculture, Land, and Marine Resources/Inter-American Development Bank

Mexico - Texas border issues: Research and extension education activities relating to the growing economic and environmental relationship between Mexico and Texas; Analysis of competitive production conditions, market and transportation channels, resource use and regulatory policy; education prograrns, student and faculty exchanges with Mexican universities.

Global trade and market development: Research projects are focusing on Mexico, Central and South America and Pacific Rim countries to assess market opportunities and constraints for livestock and meat products, grain and cotton commodities; Extensive education programs to assist exporters and agribusiness firms involved in expanding export trade in food and agricultural cornmodities.

Economic and institutional development: Analysis of problems of economic development, institutional reform and regulatory policy in developing countries. Recent studies include assessment of water management policy in Africa, grazing and range management policy in Mongolia and China, household production and risk in India, and exporting organizations in Ghana.

Agribusiness development in Eastern Europe and Russia: Recent projects include establishment of a demonstration farm in Tatarstan, Russia; agribusiness education and training in Tatarstan, Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union. Several faculty have participated in short term assessments and consultancies in Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary, and Bulgaria.