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嘿嘿视频 launches agricultural sustainability degree

The University of California, Davis, this fall will launch an undergraduate major focused on agricultural sustainability.

The Bachelor of Science degree in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems uniquely integrates several subjects to provide students with a thorough understanding of the many issues facing modern farming and food systems, including production, processing, distribution, consumption and waste management.

鈥淭his is an exciting addition to the college that reflects a change in how we think about food and agriculture,鈥 said Neal Van Alfen, dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. 鈥淪tudents will gain a broad perspective of what it takes to put dinner on the table in an era of greater demand and fewer resources.鈥

Students will focus on the social, economic and environmental aspects of agriculture and food 鈥 from farm to table and beyond. The program is designed to help students obtain a diversity of knowledge and skills, both in the classroom and through personal experiences on and off campus.

Nine faculty members from eight departments are affiliated with the new degree program.

鈥淭he skills and knowledge gained through this interdisciplinary curriculum will prepare students to become 21st-century leaders in agriculture and food systems,鈥 said Professor Thomas Tomich, the major adviser for the program and director of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute at 嘿嘿视频.

The major is new, but 嘿嘿视频 has been covering the subject in field- and classroom-based interdisciplinary learning opportunities at the Student Farm for more than 35 years, said Mark Van Horn, the Student Farm director who will teach a core course in the major.

鈥淟earning through doing and reflection adds a valuable dimension to students鈥 education because it helps them see the connections between theory and practice in the real world,鈥 Van Horn said.

Continuing students have already begun transferring into the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems major. Applications for freshmen and transfer students to enter the major will be available in November.
 

Media Resources

Pat Bailey, Research news (emphasis: agricultural and nutritional sciences, and veterinary medicine), 530-219-9640, pjbailey@ucdavis.edu

Eve Hightower, Agricultural Sustainability Institute, (530) 752-8664, ehightower@ucdavis.edu

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