Trade and Development

International agricultural trade and development includes research, teaching and outreach programs related to issues in international agricultural trade and in agricultural development in the low-income countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America. As the global economy becomes increasingly integrated, these issues take on an ever greater importance for producers and consumers in Nebraska and the United States. Multilateral trade negotiations through the World Trade Organization (WTO) and regional trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), not only affect the flow of traded food and agricultural products but they also change the nature of the agricultural policies countries are able to implement. Members of the Department of Agricultural Economics work to provide the most complete and accurate information possible about such critical issues as trade, international finance, and globalization.

Faculty and students in the Department also carry out research and other scholarly activities  addressing the problems of hunger, poverty and economic development in developing countries. Many low-income countries have large agricultural sectors and agricultural development is an important component in most strategies for the alleviation of poverty and hunger. In both areas, trade and development, faculty and students work closely with other UNL scholars in economics, anthropology, and political science. Courses in international trade and international development are offered at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and faculty and students are actively engaged in research and outreach. 

Faculty:
Azzeddine Azzam
Lilyan Fulginiti
Richard Perrin
Wes Peterson