Agricultural Issues and Institutions
Course
In Swift Current (Canada)
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Location
Swift current (Canada)
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Duration
Flexible
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Start date
Different dates available
Examines the institutional setting within which the agri-food sector operates, as well as the drivers that affect this setting.
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Subjects
- Production
- Economic
- Agri-food
- Decisions
- Decision Making
Course programme
Attention is paid to changes in the demand for food and bio-based products, the changing nature of production, and long-term trends in productivity, prices, employment and trade. The course examines the manner in which decisions about technology adoption, employment, diversification, R&D expenditures, and government policy are made; the institutions (e.g., laws, contracts, social norms, markets) that govern this decision making; the social, legal, political and economic factors that affect these institutions; as well as the implications for the agri-food sector of decisions made.
This course is taken online with a tutorial component at the college.
Additional information
Agricultural Issues and Institutions