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For more information about the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and about training and career opportunities, please contact:

Undergraduate:
ugarec@ag.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 621-6244

Graduate:
garec@ag.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 621-2421

Looking for a major and an exciting career?

There is a wide array of opportunities in agricultural and resource economics. Explore the links below to learn about hot topics in the field and exciting career possibilities.

Agribusiness Economics and Policy

Fresh Produce
Meeting Year-Round Consumer Demand

Value Added
Moving From the Farm to Retail

Organic Foods
Which Consumers Will Pay the Price?

Crop Insurance
Calculating Farmers' Odds of Disaster

Managing Risk
Playing it Safe by Playing the Futures

Environmental and Resource Economics

Dung or Dollars?
The Impact of Manure on the Environment

Water Rights
Controversy Over Glen Canyon Dam

Cleaner Skies
Cost-Effective Emissions Control

Land Exchanges
Reshaping Land Ownership in the West

Group Action
Cooperating to Help the Environment

Trade and Development

Ecotourism
A Niche Market for Rural Development

Rural Tourism
Using Surveys to Direct Development

Kenya's Future
Helping Farmers Through Market Reform

Karnal Bunt
A Real or Political Disease of Wheat?

Friend of Foe?
Cross-border Trade in Arizona and Sonora