Communication and information I
Dr Bill Schroder
6 points * One 3-hour class per week * First semester * VCAH, Dookie
Objectives On completion of this subject students should: understand the factors influencing the supply of, and demand for agricultural products and how these interact in agricultural price formation; be aware of the cause and effects of agricultural price instability and of public and private mechanisms for managing such instability; apply production economics principles to the management of the farm enterprise.
Synopsis Microeconomic principles applied to the agricultural sector. Supply and demand for agricultural products.
Assessment Assignments (4000 words): 40% * Final examination (3 hours): 60%
Recommended texts
Williams D B (ed.) Agriculture in the Australian economy ANU Press, 1992