Tentative Lecture Schedule:

Unit

Topic

Subtopics

1. Problems of and constraints against agricultural development in developing countries.
2. Factors given high priorities by governments of developing nations in getting agricultural development to "take off."
3. Relationship of agricultural development to socio-cultural-economic factors existing in selected countries.
4. Effects of different levels of agricultural development on relationships between and among selected countries.
5. Relationship between "rural development," "community development," and "agricultural development" in selected countries.
6. Changes in the nature of "technical assistance" or "development assistance" since the mid 1980s.

1. Purpose, description, and organization of programs of institutions and agencies such as agrarian reform, agricultural credit, agricultural extension, agricultural research, agricultural price stabilization, ministry of agriculture, agricultural cooperatives, agricultural schools, farmers' associations, rural agro-industrial centers, and agricultural marketing institutes.
2. Historical evolution of such institutions and programs.
3. Interlocking relationships among different institutions and programs within selected countries.
   

1. Centralized vs. decentralized agricultural systems.
2. Integrated vs. parallel institutions, programs, and/or administrative unit.
3. Multidisciplinary vs. single disciplinary approaches.
4. World Bank vs. Israeli vs. British vs. U.S. models of agricultural extension.
5. Independent small farmer vs. collectivized small farm approach.
6. Participatory approaches used in agricultural development activities.
7. Agricultural marketing cooperatives and price stabilization systems.
8. Agricultural research systems.

1. Analysis of reasons for results obtained.
2. Effects of levels of training and preparation of personnel on institutional results.
3. Effects of institutional and country "climate" on institutional results.
4. Implications for further directions.

1. Involvement with multilateral agencies such as United Nations Development Pro-gram (UNDP), FAO, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and its 18 international research centers, the World Bank, and the Organization of American States.
2. Involvement with bilateral agencies such as USAID, German Agency for Technical Cooperation, Canadian International Development Council, and the foundations.
3. Influence of international organizations on programs, organizations, and directions of agricultural institutions in developing countries.