Quality and procurement of raw materials for agri-food

Professor: Rungsaran WONGPRAWMAS
Academic discipline: Indefinito/interdisciplinare (NN)
Field: Abilità informatiche e telematiche
Type of training activity: More

30 hours
of face-to-face activities

2 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
in ITALIAN

lectures timetable unavailable

exam calls

Integrated course unit module: Agricultural commodities market and marketing

Learning objectives

Know the principal databases related to agricultural commodities at the national and international levels.
Calculate and analyze key statistical indicators related to price formation and international trade.

Prerequisites

none

Course unit content

The "Agricultural Commodity Market" Laboratory will give students the opportunity to use the agricultural databases and software to calculate fundamental indicators related to commodity prices and trade.

Full programme

Introduction to Excel and descriptive statistics
Price formation
The national and international level survey
The trend components
Seasonality
Time series analysis
The supply balance
Agricultural market data at the national and international levels

Bibliography

Lecturer's slides and notes

Teaching methods

Lectures and computer-based exercises with Excel
Group work
Analysis of cases

Assessment methods and criteria

Case/product discussion, in-progress activity evaluation

Other information

2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

yes

LAB. OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKET cod. 1010425