AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

ECON434

Course Code: ECON434
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Hacı Ahmet Şahinöz

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

They learn the place of agriculture in the economy
They learn the concept and management of agricultural business
Understand the centuries-old development of agriculture in Turkey
Understand the impact of international relations on agricultural policies.
They learn the formation and monitoring of agricultural products and food prices in Türkiye and the world.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the economics of agriculture and food markets and examines the application of basic micro and macroeconomic theories to agriculture, agricultural development, the role of agriculture in the Turkish economy, public agricultural policies, agricultural trade policies and regulations.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Agriculture, Definition and Scope of Agricultural Economics
2^nd Week	Development of Agriculture and Land Ownership
3^rd Week	Factors of Production
4^th Week	Analysis of the Agricultural Sector with Macroeconomic Indicators
5^th Week	Analysis of the Agricultural Sector with Macroeconomic Indicators
6^th Week	Relationship between Agricultural Policies and Economic Policies in Türkiye
7^th Week	Midterm Exam
8^th Week	Relationship between Rural Development Policies and Agriculture
9^th Week	Agricultural Management and Distinctive Characteristics of Agricultural Enterprises
10^th Week	Agriculture and Food Industry
11^th Week	Formation and Characteristics of Agricultural Markets
12^th Week	Impact of International Organizations on Agricultural Policies: FAO, EU (CAP), WTO
13^th Week	Formation and Monitoring of Agricultural Product and Food Prices
14^th Week	Cooperatives in the World and Türkiye

Recommended or Required Reading

AKDER, Halis ; Çakmak, Erol (2005), 21. Yüyılda Türkiye Tarımı, TÜSİAD,İstanbul.
BORATAV, Korkut (1980), Tarımsal Yapılar ve Kapitalizm, A.Ü. SBF Yyn.,No: 454, Ankara.
KAZGAN, G., (2013). Tarım ve Gelişme. İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, ISBN:9786053992844, İstanbul.
DİNLER Z., 2021. Tarım Ekonomisi, Ekin Kitapevi ve Yayınları, Bursa, m2021.
İNAN, H. 2008, ?Türkiye?de Tarımsal Kooperatifçilik ve AB Modeli?, İstanbul Ticaret Odası, Genişletilmiş II. Baskı, Yayın No:2008-73, İstanbul.
GÜRLER, A. Z., 2012. Analitik Tarım Ekonomisi. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık,
KEYDER, Ç. ; YENAL, Y. (2011), "Agrarian Change under Globalisation: Markets and Insecurity in the Turkish Agricuture", Journal of Agrarian Change, 11(1).
ŞAHİNÖZ, Ahmet (2011), Tarım Ekonomi ve Politikaları, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara.
ŞAHİNÖZ, Ahmet (1993), Avrupa Topluluğunda Ortak Tarım ve Dış Ticaret Politikası, ATAUM, Ankara Üniversitesi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Project	1	30
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	25	25
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	1	4	4
Total Work Load			145
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.83
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1
K2
K3	X
K4	X
K5	X
K6
K7
K8	X		X	X	X
K9	X	X
K10	X			X	X
K11
K12
K13			X