| Instructional
and Research Facilities
Hawai‘i Institute of Tropical Agriculture and
Human Resources
The Hawai‘i Institute of Tropical Agriculture and
Human Resources (HITAHR) amalgamates the functions previously carried
out separately by the Cooperative Extension Service and the Hawai‘i
Agricultural Experiment Station. HITAHR enables a close coordination of
extension and research activities to provide better service to client
groups throughout the state.
Through its extension activities, the institute
provides off-campus, non-credit educational programs focused on the
advancement of agriculture in Hawai‘i, the strengthening of families,
and the improvement of communities.
Through its research activities, the institute
promotes the advancement of agricultural sciences and applications for
productive sustainable agriculture. Investigations cover animal
physiology; plant biotechnology and physiology; diseases, insects, and
parasites; agronomy; soils; food science; food processing; agricultural
engineering; biochemistry; human and animal nutrition; breeding and
genetics; and culture, production, economics, marketing, and quality of
life for individuals and families.
HITAHR, including the field laboratories, is an
important part of under-graduate and graduate instruction. Students are
able to study the latest methods and results of agricultural research.
The institute’s programs are conducted cooperatively with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Gilmore 115
3050 Maile Way
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-7039
Fax: (808) 956-2811
E-mail: ta_agecon1@avax.ctahr.hawaii.edu
Web: www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/~arec/
Faculty
*S. A. El-Swaifi, PhD (Chair)--national resource conservation
and restoration
*R. L. Bowen, PhD--natural resource policy, economics
of sustainable agriculture
*U. Chakravorty, PhD--resource economics
*C. T. K. Ching, PhD--policy and production economics
*L. J. Cox, PhD--community economic development
*C. A. Ferguson, PhD--natural resource and economic policy
K. D. Fleming, PhD--agribusiness management
*P. V. Garrod, PhD--marketing and production economics
*C. Gopalakrishnan, PhD--natural resource economics, environmental
economics
*J. M. Halloran, PhD--marketing and agribusiness management
*P. S. Leung, PhD--production, fisheries, and aquaculture economics
*S. T. Nakamoto, PhD--marketing
*G. R. Vieth, PhD--resource management, non-market valuation
*J. F. Yanagida, PhD--production economics, price analysis,
international trade and development
Cooperating Graduate Faculty
T. Liang, PhD--systems engineering
J. K. Wang, PhD--production systems design and aquacultural engineering
Affiliate Graduate Faculty
J. P. Dorian, PhD--mineral economics
S. G. Pooley, PhD--fisheries economics
*Graduate Faculty
Degrees Offered: BS in agricultural and
resource economics, MS in agricultural and resource economics, PhD in
agricultural and resource economics
The Academic Program
Agricultural and resource economics (AREC) deals with
the practical application of economic theory and analytic methods to
diverse aspects of the commercial food and fiber industries. Analyses of
public-sector projects and domestic and international policies in
agriculture and resource use are also involved.
Students study economic development, trade, and agricultural policy as
well as resource use, conservation, and quality.
AREC provides undergraduate students with a
well-rounded education and the flexibility to tailor programs to match
students’ interests. The graduate programs are rigorous in economic
theory, quantitative methods, and the application of learned theory and
methods to AREC fields or areas of concentration. AREC graduates find
employment in the private sector and in government and academic
institutions.
Undergraduate Study
Bachelor’s Degree
Concentrations available within this curriculum
include agribusiness, natural resources, fisheries and aquaculture
economics, and general agricultural economics in preparation for
graduate work. Students and their adviser will develop an appropriate
plan of study.
Requirements
• ACC 201
• AREC 210 or MATH 205
• ECON 300 and 301
• ENG 209
• 18 upper division AREC credit hours, including AREC 310 and
at least one 400-level AREC course
Graduate Study
The department offers MS and PhD degrees in the
general areas of resource economics, bioeconomics, international
development, and policy. A PhD program in agricultural systems analysis
is also offered in cooperation with faculty in the biosystems
engineering department.
The department maintains close relationships with the
UH Manoa Water Resources Research Center, Sea Grant College Program, and
Department of Economics, as well as the East-West Center. Graduate
students have considerable latitude for designing programs of study,
generally focusing on issues important to Asian and Pacific Basin
countries.
Complete details on graduate programs, as well as
financial aid available to prospective students, are outlined in a
brochure available upon request from the department. |