About the Program
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Students gain advanced knowledge of history and philosophy of development; leadership and management techniques; fundamentals of crop and livestock farming systems; agricultural economics; and the interaction of agriculture and the social sciences. Students graduate with skills necessary to implement, facilitate, and manage programs that enhance agricultural development, resource management, and rural life.
M.S. Plan II
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Admissions and Fellowship Information
General: Apr 15, 2026
Space Available: May 15, 2026
Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2026
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Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Program Coordinator
Kelly Paglia
(530) 752-1715 | iadgradadvising@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Group Chair
Cameron Pittelkow
(530) 752-0433 | iadchair@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Advisor: General
Amanda Crump
International Agricultural Development
(530) 754-0903 | acrump@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: Admissions and General
Corrie Decker
International Agricultural Development
(530) 754-1639 | crdecker@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Louise Ferguson
International Agricultural Development
(530) 752-0507 | lferguson@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Paula Guzman Delgado
International Agricultural Development
(530) 752-9880 | pguzmandelgado@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Yufang Jin
International Agricultural Development
yujin@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Sat Darshan Khalsa
International Agricultural Development
(530) 752-9165 | sdskhalsa@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: Admissions and General
Cameron Pittelkow
International Agricultural Development
(530) 752-0433 | cpittelkow@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Xiaofei Zhang
International Agricultural Development
xfczhang@ucdavis.edu
Senior Academic Advisor
Sarah Hamid
(530) 754-2355 | shamid@ucdavis.edu