University of Management and Economics Agricultural Economics By Khoy Rada (MSc.; BSc.; B.Ed.) Tel: 015 900601 Email: radakhoy@gmail.com
Objectives To help students understand agricultural development using economic theories as applied to agricultural production, marketing and trade of agricultural commodities. To improve students’ analytical skills that will enhance their capacity to solve some economics problems.
Evaluation Attendance 10% Group assignment 15% Mid term test 25% Final exam 50% Total 100%
Discussion Questions What is economics? Is it important? Why and why not? What is agriculture? Is it important? Why and why not? What is agricultural economics all about?
Related fields International development Community and rural development Food safety and nutrition International trade Natural resource and environmental economics Production economics Risk and uncertainty Consumer behavior and household economics Health economics Labor economics
Related fields Forestry economics Analysis of markets and competition Agribusiness Agricultural marketing Agricultural policy Industrial organization Marketing of agricultural products Rural economics Rural sociology Farm management
Table of contents An introduction to economics An introduction to agricultural economics Macroeconomics Microeconomics-production economics Budgeting and financing in agricultural production