SSC3221: Agricultural Economics & Farm Operation Management

this module will deal with: 

Agricultural economics

Notions of economic analysis, of consumer behavior, of demand, of supply, of producer behavior and of market equilibrium, agricultural activity, agricultural enterprise, factors of agricultural production, models of agricultural production, agro industry, simple relationship between factors and products, substitution between factors of production and products, agricultural demand and supply, formation of agricultural prices, intervention of Government on agricultural prices, farm return, natural resource revenues, agricultural mechanization, notion of development and economic growth, agricultural sector and organization of economic activity, agricultural sector and industrial development, agricultural sector and employment equilibrium, agricultural policy and development, agricultural sector and trade balance, agricultural sector and macroeconomic aggregates.

Farm Operation Management

General farm management including record keeping, income tax management, farm finance, and operational management of agricultural resources. Analysis of strategic management issues for agribusiness. Formulation of business strategy and solutions to strategic problems. Integration of operations, marketing, finance, and human resource management.