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Agroinnovations #110: Mixed, low-input smallholder systems

By Frank Aragona, originally published by Agroinnovations

November 9, 2010

Society

On this episode of the podcast we are joined by Dr. Blair Orr. Dr. Orr is the director of the Master’s International Program at Michigan Technological University, and has worked for several decades in the areas of agroforestry, forest economics, and small holder tropical systems. We discuss the MI Program at MTU, changes and patterns in Third World agriculture, land tenure, low input mixed systems, increasing connectivity and migration in developing countries, the future of Haiti, and strategies for promoting development in tropical agriculture.

Peace Corps Masters International at Michigan Tech School of Forestry

Frank Aragona

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