Minor in Sustainable Agriculture
University of Missouri
Date Posted: Feb. 25, 2016
Submitted by: Monika Urbanski
Content Type:
Academic Programs
Discipline:
Agriculture
Tags:
food systems
Program Type: Minor
Distance: Local Only
Commitment: Full-Time
Description
Increasingly, farmers are looking for creative ways to increase and diversify farm income, while consumers are seeking sustainably raised food produced close to home. Sustainable agriculture meets the needs of both farmers and consumers by creating agricultural systems that produce food for a growing population in a way that protects the environment and supports healthy, dynamic communities.