The future of agricultural and applied economics departments

• Published in: Applied economic perspectives and policy Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 834 - 844
• Main Authors: Dorfman, Jeffrey H., Irwin, Scott H., Gopinath, Munisamy, Zilberman, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.09.2024; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: agricultural and applied economics; Economics; Food chains; Food supply; land gran tmission; Physical sciences; Strategy; subfields; Supply chains

Agricultural and Applied Economics departments in the United States have evolved to serve traditional and new stakeholders under the three‐legged land grant mission: extension, research, and teaching. Substantial shifts in the focus of faculty, sometimes matching demand from stakeholders and sometim...