Spend your Spring Break engaging in the Belizean culture while learning about major agricultural issues, including: food production and security, capacity building, water quantity and quality, natural resource conservation, biodiversity, climate change, labor, and urban/rural interactions. Participants will experience all that Belize has to offer, including: Mayan archaeological sites, snorkeling in the Gulf of Mexico, Mayan heritage demonstrations, The Belize Zoo, and banana, cassava and seaweed operations.
This study abroad opportunity requires spring enrollment in AEC4065, Issues in Agricultural and Life Sciences. This Department of Agricultural Education & Communication course is designed to educate students about major issues in agricultural and life sciences (ALS) and to expose students to a variety of methods used to effectively communicate, inform, and influence decisions about these issues in "real world" ways.
To learn more about this AEC study abroad opportunity, please contact Dr. Ricky Telg (rwtelg@ufl.edu) or Mrs. Becky Raulerson (beckyraulerson@ufl.edu) or visit http://aec.ifas.ufl.edu/undergraduate/studyabroad.shtml. The deadline to commit is Dec. 11.
