Module code | LEK 885 |
Qualification | Postgraduate |
Faculty | Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
Module content | Review of theories and principles of growth and development. The role of agriculture in rural and economic development. The economic nature of smallholder agriculture. Problems and policies in agricultural and rural development: issues, options and challenges. Strategies for modernising agriculture (lessons from experience). Poverty dynamics, food and the environmental nexus. Land tenure reforms and policy. |
Module credits | 15.00 |
Programmes | |
Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
Contact time | 1 lecture per week |
Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
Department | Agricultural Economics Extension and Rural Develo |
Period of presentation | Semester 2 |
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