University of Missouri-Columbia - Department of Rural Sociology : Food, Environment and Society Program

University of Missouri-Columbia
Department of Rural Sociology
Food, Environment and Society Program

Address :
116 Gentry Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
U.S.A.

Ph : (573)882-6357
Fax : (573)882-5127
e-mail : rural_sociology@missouri.edu
http://www.ssu.missouri.edu/ruralsoc/

Main objectives :

The Food, Environment and Society Program is a transdisciplinary program based in the Department of Rural Sociology at the University of Missouri. The program teaches MU students, performs research on contemporary issues, aids in conflict resolution, and participates in outreach and public education projects. Its key goals are:

1. Protecting and managing local food systems and environmental resources
2. Promoting sustainable development and sustainable communities
3. Understanding barriers and facilitators of change
4. Enhancing the capacity of local institutions

The Food, Environment, and Society Program maintains a strong outreach dimension through direct involvement of Extension personnel and the participation of Program faculty in Outreach and Extension efforts. Program activities are enhanced by linkages to Community Development and the long-established involvement of Rural Sociology in communities around the state. Current activities have statewide impacts through a number of initiatives, including:

• Community Food Systems
• Sustainable Agriculture Extension Program
• Community Development Program
• Citizen Education and Leadership
• Water Quality and Natural Resources
• Food Circles Networking Project
  

Researchers working on PDO and PGI :

• Barham, Elizabeth :
  Ph.D. awarded by Cornell University, Areas of interest include: Sociology of Food and Agricultural Systems, Environmental Sociology, Sociology of Globalization. (573) 882-7302; e-mail: BarhamE@missouri.edu
  http://www.ssu.missouri.edu/Faculty/EBarham/