Department Overview

Ken FosterDepartment of Agricultural Economics

Purdue University

Mission of the Department of Agricultural Economics

To serve the citizens of Indiana, the United States and beyond through discovery that expands the realm of economic knowledge and its relevance to important issues, learning that stimulates opportunities for personal growth, leadership and advancement, and active engagement that promotes the exchange of economic knowledge and the application of discoveries for our stakeholders and society.

People and Their Accomplishments

Students

• ~520 Undergraduate Students– Agribusiness Management– Agricultural Economics– Farm Management– Sales and Marketing

• ~150 Graduate Students– 24 different countries and 26 different states

• ~16,000 credit hours per year

Center for Rural Development• New Web Site -

http://www.ag.purdue.edu/agecon/Pages/crd.aspx

• Resources and Knowledge for– Rural Businesses– Local Governments and Officials– Population and Health Resources– Leadership Development– Economic Development and Manufacturing– Agriculture in Communities

Center for Commercial Agriculture

• Motivations and Opportunity

• Key Partners– Farmer Council– Industry Council

Energy, Climate, Land Use

• Policy and Economic Impact

• Adaptation

• New Opportunities

• New Technologies

Thank YouAnd

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