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The module of Agribusiness and Institution is taught to students of third year Agribusiness. This module is composed of three components viz. Agricultural Product Marketing, Institutional Economics and Rwandan Agribusiness Programs and Policies.
Brief description of aims and content
Aim: The main objective of this course is to become familiar with basic knowledge of marketing, Agricultural Policies; Develop policies
Content: Marketing Concept, Marketing Systems, Approaches of Marketing Systems, Price Analysis, Dynamic Specification of Agricultural Supply Response, Marketing Margin for Farm Products, Marketing Space and Transfer Cost; Inter-regional Trade, Marketing Policies.
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:
- Understand the Theory of Demand and Supply, analyse the price (pricing), develop and Analyse Agricultural Policies
- Analyse problems with help of appropriate tools and define and evaluate relations between all aspects
- Independently carry out a field survey and apply basic tools of agribusiness and Institutions
References
The following textbooks are recommended for reading:
Closkey D. N. 1985. The Applied Theory of Price. Second Edition
Ferris J, N. 2005. Agricultural and Commodity Analysis. Fifth Edition. Michigan State University Press, USA
Pashigian P. B. 1995. Price Theory and Applications. Mc-Graw Hill. New York. USA
Sterner T. . Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management
Varian H. R. 2005. Intermediate Microeconomics. A Modern Approach. Seventh Edition. University of California, USA
CateoreP.R. 2005. International Marketing. Mc-Graw Hill
Dhrav G. and Levy M. 2008. Marketing. Mc-Graw Hill. New York. USA
Ferris J, N. 2005. Agricultural and Commodity Analysis. Fifth Edition. Michigan State University Press, USA
Varian H. R. 2005. Intermediate Microeconomics. A Modern Approach. Seventh Edition. University of California, USA
Useful journals can be found on Agora database accessible through www.ur.ac.rw. Agora database is a free database providing full text downloadable papers.
Recommended journals are the following: Journal of Applied statistics, Agricultural Economics
Rwandan Agribusiness Programs and Policies is one of the components of this module. It offers students the possibilities to analyse and understand existing agribusiness development policies and programs.