At the end of this course, students will comprehend interrelation of agricultural development and economic development and will have the ability to create consistent development strategies by realizing the effects of existing developments on environment, consumer and farmer.

The History of Agricultural Development and Agricultural Systems ( industrial agriculture, sustainable agriculture, organic agriculture, permaculture ), Development Theories and Agriculture, International Relations and Agriculture, Land Reform Experiences in the World and Turkey, Bio-diversity and Seed Issue in Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, Food Security, Food Safety, Monopolization in Agriculture and its effects, Underdevelopment and Countryside, Famine in the World and Ireland, China Hunger Incidents, Global Climate Change and Agriculture.