Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** in the face of covid 19, like the…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** in the face of covid 19, like the rest of educational centers in the world, the university of puerto rico adopted alternative approaches in which courses were offered online over the 2020-2021 academic periods. The pandemic represented a major driver and reinforced opportunities for distance learning. To date, the university of puerto rico offers 13 academic degrees completely online, including a master of science in agricultural economics from the mayag & uuml; EZ campus. Worldwide, technology availability and increasing online courses have rampantly expanded education accessibility and enrollment. However, distance learning formats do face challenges as students can potentially be exposed to less interaction, network opportunities, and hands-on experience. Planned activities that engage online students beyond theory are fundamental to learning and for problem-based learning. This project proposes to create five agribusiness written and audiovisual case studies representing fundamental themes foragriculture in puerto rico: technology adoption, conservation, sustainability, agricultural finance, marketing in agriculture, and the new generation of farmers: young, beginning, women, and minority farmers. The case studies will showcase agribusiness strategies implemented by these farmers to cope with challenges and grow successful businesses. These materials and the case study methodology will be implemented in two hybrid or online courses in the college of agricultural sciences (CAS) at university of puerto rico, mayaguez (UPRM). This method will expose students to real life situations and dilemmas that require students to engage in a higher-level thinking and to apply theoretical knowledge into practice.