Centers and Programs
The department has a number of related centers, programs, and offices. These entities are used to organize and focus particular activities and provide effective linkages to programs, collaborators, and clientele.
Agribusiness, Food, & Consumer Economics Research Center
AFCERC provides analyses, strategic planning, and forecasts of the market conditions impacting domestic and global agricultural, agribusiness, and food industries. Our high-quality, objective, and timely research supports strategic decision-making at all levels of the supply chain from producers to processors, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers. An enhanced emphasis on consumer economics adds depth to our research on the behavioral and social aspects of health, nutrition, and food safety. Through our research endeavors, outreach programs, and industry collaboration, we have become a leading source of knowledge on how food reaches consumers efficiently and contributes to safe and healthy lives. AFCERC is a research and outreach service of Texas AgriLife Research and Extension and resides within the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University.
Agricultural and Food Policy Center
The Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) conducts analyses of the impacts of government policy proposals and/or implementation procedures on farmers, agribusinesses, taxpayers, and consumers. Its primary constituency is the U.S. Congress, particularly the Agricultural Committees.
Center for North American Studies
The mission of the Center for North American Studies (CNAS) is to develop linkages among North American universities and institutions to provide training, education and conduct research in a broad range of agricultural issues. Applied research results are extended to the public through state, regional, national and international fora.
Natural Resources and Environmental Economics Working Group
The primary purpose of the resources group is to develop and provide understanding of vital environmental issues. The topics of interest include economics of air pollution, global warming, land use and management, water resources, forestry, sustainability and others. The participants of the group are faculty members involved in various areas of natural resource economics as well as graduate students interested in environmental issues.
International Agribusiness Management Association
The International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IAMA) is an association of food and agribusiness industry leaders from around the world-- managers of public, private, and cooperative commercial organizations, educators, scientists, policy makers, and others-- concerned that the value-added food and fiber chains should be economically efficient, responsive to nutritional needs and other human needs, global and sustainable.