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Single cycle degree course 5 years in
Veterinary medicine
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Veterinary Science

RURAL ECONOMY AND AGRONOMY
cod. 03792

Academic year 2011/12
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Andrea SALGHETTI
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
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Integrated course unit module: RURAL ECONOMY, AGRONOMY - BOTANY

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Learning objectives

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

Prerequisites

No

Course unit content

National and European livestock situation. Fundamentals of economic theory. Market for agricultural products. The farm and the enterprice. 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. Transformation in agriculture. Agri-food industry. Reorganization of the distribution system. Public intervention. EU policies for agriculture, rural development, food security and the environment.
The agricultural soil: physical, chemical and biological properties.
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.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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