ECONOMIA AGRARIA ED ESTIMO

Module ECONOMIA AGRARIA

Knowledge and understanding abilities – The course provides students with an in-depth understanding of microeconomic principles applied to agricultural production, entrepreneurial decision-making, and the organization and management of the farm business. It also addresses methods of farm economic analysis, business planning, and the evaluation of investments in the agricultural sector.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding abilities – By the end of the course, students will be able to apply microeconomic models and business analysis methodologies to assess the economic performance of an agricultural enterprise, support managerial decisions, and prepare business and investment plans.

Making judgements – The diversification of teaching activities will help to enhance independent judgement and critical thinking skills. Students will develop the ability to critically analyze data and information related to farm management, identify economic and managerial issues, and propose solutions consistent with the objectives and resources of the agricultural enterprise.

Communication skills – Attendance at lectures and the reading of recommended texts will help students acquire and use technical terminology; the use of study materials in English will also provide the foundations of technical language in this language. The course fosters the development of oral and written communication skills, enabling students to clearly and effectively present economic analyses, business projects, and investment appraisals, including through the use of multimedia tools and technical reports.

Learning skills – At the end of the course, students will have acquired the theoretical and practical tools to continue independently exploring topics in agricultural economics, management, and business planning. These skills will be useful not only for pursuing further studies, but also in contexts of professional development and continuing education.

The teaching methods include lectures, seminars and coworking among students. In addition, teaching visits will be held.

Information for students with disabilities and/or learning disorders.
As a guarantee of equal opportunities and in compliance with current regulations, students can ask for a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures, based on their specific needs and on learning objectives of the discipline. It is also possible to refer to the departmental contacts of CInAP (Center for Active and Participatory Inclusion - Services for Disabilities and/or learning disorders).
If conditions require teaching given in a hybrid mode or remotely, necessary changes may be introduced to what previously stated in order to comply with the program.

· Fundamental concepts of mathematics applied to economics (functions, derivatives, systems of equations).

· Ability to read and interpret graphs on Cartesian axes and to plot lines and curves.

· Introductory knowledge of descriptive statistics and data interpretation.

Detailed Course Content:

General concepts. Economic assets and consumer choice. Analysis of the economic theory of supply and demand. Theory of the enterprise. Market and its functioning. Production and the entrepreneur's choices. Structure and management of agricultural production units. Problems and methods of business planning. Models of business economic analysis. Choice of business investments.

Textbook Information

1) Samuelson P.A:, Nordhaus W.D., Bollino C.A. (2012):“Economia”. XIX Edizione, McGraw-Hill, (MI).

2) Dominik Salvatore, (2010): "Microeconomia" Teoria e applicazioni. V edizione, Franco Angeli (MI)

3) Messori F. (2007): “L’azienda agraria” – Introduzione all’economia dell’unità di produzione agricola. CLUEB (BO)

4) Iacoponi L., Romiti R., (2004): “Economia e Politica Agraria”, Ed agricole Bologna.

Other teaching material will be made available in the repository STUDIUM and will include:

· Copies of the power points presented during the classes and seminars.

· Scientific articles and other material.

· Examples of solved exam exercises.

Textbook Information

1) Samuelson P.A:, Nordhaus W.D., Bollino C.A. (2012):“Economia”. XIX Edizione, McGraw-Hill, (MI).

2) Dominik Salvatore, (2010): "Microeconomia" Teoria e applicazioni. V edizione, Franco Angeli (MI)

3) Messori F. (2007): “L’azienda agraria” – Introduzione all’economia dell’unità di produzione agricola. CLUEB (BO)

4) Iacoponi L., Romiti R., (2004): “Economia e Politica Agraria”, Ed agricole Bologna.

Other teaching material will be made available in the repository STUDIUM and will include:

· Copies of the power points presented during the classes and seminars.

· Scientific articles and other material.

· Examples of solved exam exercises

Assessment of the student's knowledge will be made according to the following criteria: the student's ability to learn and level of istudy of the topics discussed, property of synthesis and exposition, and the student's ability to argue. To this scope, it is planned: - a written midterm test; - a final oral test. The grade is expressed in thirtieths. The exam is considered passed if the student achieves a grade of at least eighteen thirtieths. If necessary, the learning assessment procedure may also be conducted on-line.

The grading will be as follows: 

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

· Supply and Demand

· Market models

· Economic goods and consumer choice

· The production function

· The cost function

· Business planning methods

· Choice indicators for business investments

· Land rent