SSC 3221: Agricultural Economics and Farm Operation Management

Welcome note

Dear students,

Welcome to the module of  SSC 3221: Agricultural Economics and Farm Operation Management. It is a module delivered to year 3 students in the BSc. Soil Sciences Program at University of Rwanda College of Agriculture Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine. 

Aims

The module of  Agricultural Economics and farm operation Management is designed for helping students to learn agricultural production economics farm operation Management. 

The module examines also the nature, roles, functions and environment of Fundamentals of Business Management. It discusses the theoretical assumptions under-girding organizational quest for efficiency, effectiveness and competitiveness, organizational performance, as well as the environment within which the management functions are executed.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this module component, students should be able:

1. To explain how consumers, producers, and societies choose among the alternative uses of scarce resources in in the production, processing, marketing, and consumption of food and fiber products
2. To apply and analyse how the economic principles to the production, processing, marketing, and consumption of food and fiber products
3. To assess and produce the individuals and societies’ decisions on production, processing, marketing, and consumption of food and fiber products
4. To acquire students knowledge and skills necessary for successful farm operations management

Activities:

- Online lectures

- Provision of reading materials and

- Provision of assignments to the students 

Resources

1. Betty I. Brown and John E. Clon (1997). Introduction to Business, Our Business and Economic World. New York: McGraw Hill Inc ,

2.Christopher Ritson (1987). Agricultural Economics, Principles and Policy, Crosby Lockwood Staples, London.

3. Evan H. Drummond and John W. Goodwin (2011). Agricultural Economics, Third Edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey and Columbus, Ohi

4.G.A Cole (1996), Management Theory and Practice, (5th Ed.), ELST with Continuum, Educational-Low Priced Sponsored Text

5. L.M Prasada (2001), Principles and Practice of Management, Sultan Chand and Sons, Educational Publishers, New Delhi

Lecturer's contact

HABYARIMANA Cyprien, 0783535920