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How do we create global impact? We do it with our expertise in applied economics and agribusiness principles to help address the food, financial, health, development, policy, environmental, and social needs of those in Virginia and around the world.

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Impact spotlight: Researcher and two students look at economic impact of reduced humanitarian assistance in East Africa
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A market outside Rwamwanja refugee settlement in southwest Uganda. Photo courtesy of Anubhab Gupta.
Ph.D. candidate Yixing Zheng presents her poster titled “Direct and indirect impact of growing season weather shocks on Global Agricultural Trade.” Photo courtesy of Anukul Bhattarai for Virginia Tech.
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