The Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE) is the most research-intensive department of its kind in Canada, and one of the most intensive in North America.
FARE’s activities are concentrated in four focus areas:
The Department offers undergraduate majors in three areas:
FARE has a Ph.D. program as well as both a thesis- and course-based M.Sc. program. Specialities include Food and Agricultural Economics and Environmental and Resource Economics.
FARE faculty publish routinely in leading agricultural and resource economics journals. FARE faculty are engaged in provincial, national and international research projects focused on policy initiatives, the development of value chains and the economics of food safety and regulation. For more information, visit FARE
Established in 1874, OAC is a founding college of the University of Guelph, ranked as Canada's top comprehensive research university. OAC is Canada's largest and most comprehensive institution for education, research and extension service in agriculture, food, the environment, and rural communities in Canada and around the world.
