2024
Policies for Rural and Agricultural Development
Name: Policies for Rural and Agricultural Development
Code: ECN08401M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Economy
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
The main objectives of the course are to provide students with a characterization of different types of agricultural policies that governments can use to intervene or influence the development of the agricultural sector and rural areas, a clear definition of objectives and main instruments underlying each and, finally, to measure the effect that the use of these policy instruments is on the different economic agents. We pretend to analyse the role of the agricultural sector in the context of the whole economy and in the development process; to identify the main problems of farmers (endogenous and exogenous)
Students should develop skills for identifying and analysing problems. Also, this course gives solid background to understand how the agricultural system works and how it interacts with the rest of the economy and identify rural development bottlenecks.
Students should develop skills for identifying and analysing problems. Also, this course gives solid background to understand how the agricultural system works and how it interacts with the rest of the economy and identify rural development bottlenecks.
Contents
1 - Economic development, agricultural and rural development, and policies
2 - Pricing Policy
3 - Policies for rural and agricultural development
4 - Common agricultural policy
2 - Pricing Policy
3 - Policies for rural and agricultural development
4 - Common agricultural policy
Teaching Methods
Theoretical explanation of concepts, discussion of subjects that can help to consolidate the theoretical concepts, followed by the solution of real problems.
The evaluation is a written essay or a written exam.
The evaluation is a written essay or a written exam.
