Veterinary medicine | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Economia ed estimo rurale (AGR/01)
Field: Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity: Related/supplementary

60 hours
of face-to-face activities

5 credits

hub: PARMA

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exam calls

Integrated course unit module: RURAL ECONOMY, AGRONOMY - BOTANY

Learning objectives

The student will acquire a basic knowledge of economics and specific knowledge of the economics of zootechnical production, agri-food economics and agronomy.

Prerequisites

Course unit content

The livestock under the national and European level. Fundamentals of economic theory. Market for agricultural products. The company and the company. The economic balance of the farm. Economics of production. The organization of producers. Tax reform in agriculture. The sources of statistical information in agriculture. Consumer, business and market. Components of the food system. Public intervention. EU policies for agriculture, rural development, food security and the environment.
The agricultural soil: physical, chemical and biological.
The agricultural techniques: tillage, fertilization, fertilization laws.

Full programme

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Bibliography

DE CASTRO P. - Verso una nuova agricoltura europea. Agra, Roma,2002.
FABBRI A. - Produzioni vegetali. Edagricole, Bologna, 2001.
HOFFMANN A. - La nuova politica di sviluppo rurale. Franco Angeli, Milano, 2006.
MARIANI F., VIGANO' E. - Il sistema agroalimentare dell'Unione Europea. Carrocci Editore, Roma, 2002.
ZUCCHI G. - Zooeconomia. Economia del sistema delle produzioni animali. Edizioni Avenue media, Bologna, 2006.

Teaching methods

Frontal teaching.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination.

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