{"id":68,"date":"2019-06-10T09:22:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T06:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/extension\/introduction-to-agricultural-economics-and-development\/"},"modified":"2022-03-13T15:50:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T12:50:43","slug":"introduction-to-agricultural-economics-and-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.coa.sua.ac.tz\/extension\/introduction-to-agricultural-economics-and-development","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Agricultural Economics And Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>i. Course Title:<\/strong> AEA 101- Introduction to Agricultural Economics And Development<br \/><strong>ii. Course aim:<\/strong> The aim of the course is to provide students with a general overview of the basic principles of agricultural economics and development theories.<br \/><strong>iii. Course Expected Learning Outcomes<\/strong> <br \/>By the end of this course, students should be able to:<br \/>\u2022 Describe basic economic theories and their applications.<br \/>\u2022 Link economics of agriculture and the manufacturing industry.<br \/>\u2022 Relate capital and capital markets, equity, savings and investment aspects.<br \/>\u2022 Explain agricultural farming systems, factors influencing their development pattern and how they are practised in Tanzania.<br \/>\u2022 Understand the way agriculture is the cause and solution of global warming.<br \/>\u2022 Understand the role of the government in the economic development process.<br \/><strong>iv. Course Status:<\/strong> Elective <br \/><strong>v. Credit Rating:<\/strong> 7.5 Credits <br \/><strong>vi. Total hours spent:<\/strong> 75 hours<br \/>Lectures <br \/>30 hrs<br \/> Seminar\/Tutorials 15 hrs<br \/> Practical 0 hrs<br \/> Assignments 15 hrs<br \/> Independent Study 15 hrs<br \/> <strong>Pre-requisite:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n<p><strong>vii. Course Contents<\/strong><br \/>Meaning of economics, agricultural economics; static and dynamic economics; elements of consumer theory, production economics and demand and supply forces; relation of agricultural economics and agribusiness to other agricultural sciences; difference between agricultural and manufacturing industry; types, size and distribution of farms; small scale farming, state farming, private farming, communal farming, subsistence agriculture, peasant agriculture and commercial agriculture, agriculture sector contribution to the total economy; current problems in the development of the rural sector; economic factors and their utilization. Land, land policy and land reforms. Population dynamics-growth rates, working population, dependency ratio and agricultural labour force. <br \/>Instruments of government interventions in the economy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practical skills<\/strong><br \/>No practical.<\/p>\n<p><strong>viii. Teaching and Learning Activities<\/strong><br \/>Teaching methodology will include lectures, case studies, personal reading, exercises, discussion, group assignment presentations, and guest speakers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ix. Assessment Methods<\/strong> <br \/>The assessments will be through continuous assessments were written timed theory tests, quizzes, individual and group assignment and the end-of-semester university. Course-40% and University examination-60%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>x. Reading List<\/strong><br \/>-Gabagambi, D. (2014). Macroeconomics for Beginners. Teaching compendium for undergraduate course in Introduction to Macroeconomics. Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, SUA (Unpublished), pp-70.<br \/>-Mlambiti, M. E. (1998). Introduction to rural economy (1sted.). Mzumbe Book Project. Morogoro-Tanzania.<br \/>-Penson, J. B, Capps, O, Rosson, C (III) and Wood word, R. T. (2010). Introduction to Agricultural Economics (5th ed.). Pearson Education Incl. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.<br \/>Salvatore, D. (2009). Managerial Economics in a Global Economy. Prentice Hall. UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>i. Course Title: AEA 101- Introduction to Agricultural Economics And Developmentii. Course aim: The aim of the course is to provide students with a general overview of the basic principles of agricultural economics and development theories.iii. 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