Agriculture: Tropical Agroecology Specialty
Contact:
Email: normanq@hawaii.edu
Tel: (808) 932-7691
Website: hilo.hawaii.edu/academics/cafnrm
The Tropical Agroecology specialty cultivates globally minded agricultural leaders who advance resilient tropical food systems through ecological stewardship, scientific innovation, cultural understanding, and sustainable agricultural practices rooted in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.
The Tropical Agroecology specialization empowers students through experiential learning, scientific inquiry, and community engagement to design and manage sustainable agricultural systems. Rooted in the unique ecological and cultural landscape of Hawaiʻi, the program develops professionals equipped to strengthen food sovereignty, environmental stewardship, and regenerative agriculture across the Pacific and beyond.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Acquire and integrate the principles, concepts, and applications of biology, chemistry, soil science, and mathematics as they apply to natural and agrarian "crop-based" plant ecosystems,
- Synthesize knowledge and use insights to describe, analyze, solve, and report on scientific problems involving tropical agroecology and related fields,
- Exhibit proficiency in the use of technology, critical thinking, and quantitative tools used in agroecology applications,
- Appreciate and communicate effectively with peers, mentors, and the larger community through internships, work-related activities using oral, written and visual presentation skills and contemporary networking/social technologies
- Demonstrate professionalism, proficiency and practical skills in various areas of crop production, and demonstrate awareness of the impact of agriculture on our environment, economy and
- Successfully pursue diverse careers or enter graduate programs in plant science, agroecology, bioeconomy and other related fields.