Communication and information I
Professor 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%
* Examination (3 hours):
60%
Recommended texts
Williams D B (ed.) Agriculture in the Australian economy ANU Press, 1992
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