One in five workers in the U.S. is employed in the food and fiber sector and a major in AEAB provides flexibility to students with diverse career interests.
AEAB majors are in demand by companies and agencies outside the food and fiber sector. Our alumni have found excellent business, and academic career choices and competitive salaries.
Explore our website to learn about the many talented people and the variety of academic, research, and extension programs that we have to offer.
We are thrilled to announce the 100th anniversary of the Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business department. This milestone marks a century of dedication, innovation, and significant contributions to the Ag sector in New Mexico and beyond.
Join the Century Club with a donation of $100 or more and earn exclusive gifts.
SAVE THE DATE! Come celebrate with us Friday November 8th @ The Game Sports Bar & Grill! We hope to see you there!
Our mission is to enhance the well-being of the citizens of New Mexico, the nation, and the world through innovation and excellence in teaching, research, and extension programs focused on agribusiness economics, sustainable natural resources use, and community development, and includes the following pillars:
EDUCATION—We focus on students’ futures by enhancing their capacity to reason analytically, critically, and creatively and preparing them to function as effective, ethical leaders and citizens.
RESEARCH—We design and conduct research to improve and create agribusinesses, enhance society’s economic well-being, and promote the sustainable management of natural resources.
EXTENSION—We serve the New Mexican public by providing objective, timely, and relevant information and training that supports decision-making in agribusiness and communities, fostering economic development and sustainability.
Our work is driven by service, respect for others, and the pursuit of excellence.
The Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business, including Extension Economics, has a long and proud history.
Since 1925, the year when the Agricultural Economics Department was formed, faculty members have conducted various Research and Extension activities to address the different economic, environmental, social and technological issues in the agricultural sector and rural communities that enable or inhibit agricultural and agribusiness development.
Many of the faculty members have international expertise and several have worked in agricultural sector development projects around the world.
Two Bachelor's degrees:
and two minors:
Four Master's degrees:
Two Doctoral degree programs:
We are dedicated to providing knowledge and information and preparing students for the challenging world of increasingly global and information-driven agriculture, food companies and markets, and environmental and natural resource management agencies.
Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business
Gerald Thomas Hall Room 387
MSC 3169 NMSU, P.O. Box 30003
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003
Phone: 575-646-3215
Fax: 575-646-3808
Email: agecon@nmsu.edu
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