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International Development Studies Lab
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A lab that studies food and agricultural policy in Asia and Africa from the field.
AboutAbout the lab
Heading into the field to become “farmers without borders”.
The International Development Studies Lab studies the policies and institutions needed to solve problems of food, resources, and the environment.
Its keywords are Asia, Africa, development, resources, food, agriculture, policies and institutions, and agribusiness.
Drawing on findings from area studies of Asia and Africa and analytical methods from development economics, the lab aims for research that is both empirical and theoretical.
Students are also expected to go directly into the field, in developing and developed countries, to conduct research.
Key terms
- Area studies
- An academic field that comprehensively examines the society, culture, economy, and other aspects of a specific region, based on local conditions
- Development economics
- An academic field that uses economic methods to analyze economic growth, poverty, agricultural issues, and similar topics in developing countries
- Agribusiness
- A general term for businesses related to agriculture, covering everything from the supply of agricultural inputs to food processing, distribution, and sales
ResearchResearch themes
The International Development Studies Lab studies the policies and institutions needed to solve problems of food, resources, and the environment, with Asia and Africa as its keywords. Students also travel to the field to investigate, and the lab welcomes those who hope to work in areas such as international cooperation and agribusiness.
*Illustrative imageFood and agricultural issues in Asia and Africa
The lab studies food and agricultural issues, development policy, and the various problems that accompany development in Asia and Africa. This is one of the lab's main research topics.
*Illustrative imageFood and agricultural policy in developed countries
The lab studies food and agricultural policy in developed countries and how it is coordinated internationally. This is one of the lab's main research topics.
*Illustrative imageMultinational agribusiness and national policies
The lab studies how multinational agribusinesses relate to the food, agriculture, and policies of individual countries.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorKatsuhito Fuyuki
- Associate ProfessorEustadius Francis Magezi
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Banaue Philippines Batad-Rice-Terraces-02” CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Food and agricultural issues in Asia and Africa: “Subsistence Farming in Zambia” Likezzo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Food and agricultural policy in developed countries: “Claas combine in Denmark” Larsz/Lars Plougmann / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Multinational agribusiness and national policies: “Connecting Terminal Elevator, Buffalo, New York, October 2012” Reading Tom from Reading, UK / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Agricultural Management Lab): “(Landscape of rice fields and agricultural terracing in Japan) - DPLA - efedd36882e2f87dd5086186b61df091” Carlquist, Sherwin John / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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