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AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

AAE/ECON 477
Course Description

Composition, organization, and techniques of agricultural production; economic change and development of agriculture, economic policies, special problems of developing African agriculture.

Prerequisties

AAE 101 (215 prior to Fall 2024), ECON 101 , ECON 111 , or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.5

9.26% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

6.65% from Historical

A Rate
43.59%

27.48% from Historical

Class Size
39

17.42% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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