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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY (PhD) (ENGLISH) (INTERDISCIPLINARY) | |
| Code | SAFS0017 |
| Name | Economic Analysis of Sustainable Agricultural Practices |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | İngilizce |
| Level | Doktora Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
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Course Goal / Objective
Gains knowledge of the concepts and practices of Sustainable Farm Management
Course Content
Sustainable Farm Management concepts and practices; interaction between agricultural production and environment; hidden costs (externalities) of crop and animal production, different dimensions of sustainability: economy, environment and community; financial sustainability of farms; strategic and tactic management of farms; business planning, usin partial budgets, incorporating environmental indicators and environmental values into farm business analysis, sustainability indicators, environment-profit trade-off analysis models, efficiency analysis, the evaluation of alternative farm management strategies for sustainability
Course Precondition
none
Resources
Lecture notes and slides
Notes
1-) Kay R. D., Edwards W. M., Duffy P. A. (2016), Farm Management, Eight Edition, Mc-Graw Hill. 2-) Peter Bartelmus, Sustainability Economics: An Introduction (2012), Routledge 3-) Wojtkowski P (2008), Agroecological Economics, Academic Press
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains the concepts and practices of Sustainable Farm Management |
| LO02 | Calculates the hidden costs (externalities) of crop and animal production |
| LO03 | explains the different dimensions of sustainability (economy, environment and community) |
| LO04 | Recalls the inclusion of environmental indicators and environmental values in farm business analysis |
| LO05 | explains environmental-profit trade-off analysis models and productivity analysis |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have theoretical and applied knowledge about the basic principles of Sustainable Agricultural Science (Agroecology) and Food Security. | 3 |
| PLO02 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Learns national and international certificated agricultural systems and chemical residue-free production. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains knowledge of laws and regulations on sustainable agriculture and food security and improve new approaches. | 1 |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Plans and apply the appropriate crop rotation systems for water and mineral cycle within the ecosystem dynamics. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | It develops healthy plant production materials (seeds, seedlings) and animal products beneficial for human nutrition. | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gain knowledge on environmentally friendly strategies for the protection, development and sustainable use of soil and water resources. | 1 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | It develops fertilization programs which ecologically oriented soil and healthy nutrition of the crop for sustainable soil management. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Gains knowledge about the disease factors, harmful weeds, insects, nematodes and mites that cause yield loss in culture plant cultivation. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | It ensures that plant and animal production is carried out with a holistic approach in sustainable agricultural systems. | 2 |
| PLO10 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Learn to create timely and correct mechanization programs. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | On the basis of economic sustainability in agricultural production, it develops approaches that will ensure product acquisition and safe transportation to the consumer. | |
| PLO12 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | It can develop systems that will ensure food safety and food security. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Knows the agricultural processes and economic analyzes of the produced yields to provide maximum benefit to the producer. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Develop and perform independent or team research and development projects on sustainable agriculture and food safety. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sustainable Farm Management concepts and practices | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 2 | Sustainable Farm Management concepts and practices 2 | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 3 | interaction between agricultural production and the environment | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 4 | hidden costs of crop and animal production (externalities) | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 5 | different dimensions of sustainability: economy, environment and community | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 6 | financial sustainability of farms | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 7 | strategic and tactical management of farms | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | farm business planning, use of partial budgets | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 10 | incorporating environmental indicators and environmental values into farm business analysis | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 11 | sustainability indicators | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 12 | environment-profit trade-off analysis models, productivity analysis | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 13 | environment-profit trade-off analysis models, productivity analysis 2 | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 14 | Evaluation of alternative farm management strategies for sustainability | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 15 | Evaluation of alternative farm management strategies for sustainability 2 | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||