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| ECON2245-1 | Agricultural economics
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| Duration : | 12h Th, 12h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Philippe Burny |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| 1. Cost price determination of an agricultural production
1.1. Land renting
1.2. Inputs
1.3. Labour force
1.4. Traction
1.5. External work
1.6. Cost-share of machinery
1.7. Cost-share of buildings
1.8. Specific costs
1.9. General costs
1.10. Interest an advances
2. Production factors
2.1. Land
2.2. Labour force
2.3. Machinery
2.4. Agricultural capital
2.4.1. Nature and importance of mobilized capital
2.4.2. Investment and indebtedness
3. The agricultural enterprise
4. Prices and price indexes
5. Agricultural income
6. The gross margin
7. The Technico-Economical Orientations |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To give students the basic laws of agricultural economics and management.
After completing the course the student is expected to
To calculate the cost price of an agricultural production.
To characterize a given agriculture.
To know agricultural production factors.
To use the gross margin. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Elementary knowledge in mathematics and marginal theory. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 12h
Practical Works : 12h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| 1) CHOMBART de LAUWE, J., POITEVIN, J. et TIREZ, J.C. (1963). Nouvelle gestion des exploitations agricoles. Dunod, Paris.
2) BUBLOT, G. (1965). L'exploitation agricole. Economie-Gestion-Analyse. Nauwelaerts, Louvain.
3) Conseil Supérieur Wallon de l'Agriculture, l'Agro-alimentaire et l'Alimentation. Evolution de l'économie agricole et horticole de la Région wallonne (publication annuelle) + études thématiques.
4) Ministère de la Région wallonne - Direction générale de l'Agriculture (2004). Evolution de l'économie agricole et horticole wallonne en 2002 et 2003.
5) HELLEMANS, R. (2001). Classification actualisée des exploitations agricoles belges. Centre d'Economie Agricole. Bruxelles.
6) Economie rurale. Publication bimestrielle de la Société Française d'Economie Rurale. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Group report (33%)
Oral examination (67%) |
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