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| Code | TE0024 |
| Name | Agricultural Risk Management |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. Seyit HAYRAN |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course is for students to understand the risks encountered in agricultural production and the strategies that can be used to meet these risks and to gain the ability to apply them.
Course Content
Concepts of risk and uncertainty, risk types, risk concept in agriculture, risks/risk sources that can be encountered in agriculture, risk management strategies in agriculture, approaches to risk management in agriculture, risk management tools in agriculture and case studies on risk management from various countries.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Demirbilek, İ, and Tufan Ö. (2020). "State supported agriculture insurance in Turkey: case studies/Türkiye’de devlet destekli tarim sigortalari: Örnek uygulamalar." Researches in Economics Econometrics & Finance: 47. https://web.tarsim.gov.tr/havuz/ Eylem Yazgın, F. (2019). Türkiye'de tarım sigortası uygulamaları, uygulamada karşılaşılan sorunlar ve alternatif model arayışı. Ankara Üniversitesi Fem Bilimleri Enstitüsü Tarım Ekonomisi Anabilim Dalı (Basılmamış Doktora Tezi). Ankara. YAZGI, F , OLHAN, E . (2018). Türkiye Tarım Sigortası Sisteminde Görülen Sorunlar ve Alternatif Model Arayışı. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi , 15 (1) , 39-45 . DOI: 10.25308/aduziraat.341134 Hardaker, J. B. (Ed.). (2004). Coping with risk in agriculture. Cabi. Tomek, W. G., & Peterson, H. H. (2001). Risk management in agricultural markets: a review. Journal of Futures Markets: Futures, Options, and Other Derivative Products, 21(10), 953-985. Hoag, D. (Ed.). (2010). Applied Risk Management in Agriculture. Boca Raton: CRC Press, https://doi.org/10.1201/b15855 Ye, T., Hu, W., Barnett, B. J., Wang, J., & Gao, Y. (2020). Area Yield Index Insurance or Farm Yield Crop Insurance? Chinese Perspectives on Farmers' Welfare and Government Subsidy Effectiveness. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 71(1), 144-164.
Notes
Demirbilek, İ, and Tufan Ö. (2020). "State supported agriculture insurance in Turkey: case studies/Türkiye’de devlet destekli tarim sigortalari: Örnek uygulamalar." Researches in Economics Econometrics & Finance: 47.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understands the importance of risk in agriculture. |
| LO02 | Can produce and interpret new information by using theoretical and practical information about risk management. |
| LO03 | Can develop policy recommendations that take into account risk management tools. |
| LO04 | Recognizes producer behavior regarding risk management |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Able to further develop and deepen knowledge acquired based on the undergradute level proficiencies in the fields of farm management and agricultural policy | 3 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Able to comprehend interactions among related disciplines and field of agricultural economics | 3 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Able to use theoretical and practical knowledge of agricultural economics in their specialization area | 3 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Able to prepare reports on developments in national economy and agricultural sector; able to critically evaluate historical and actual developments in agriculture and economy; able to observe and interpret economics related publications | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Able to use software widely used in agricultural economics | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Able to combine data of actual developments with his knowledge, data and findings obtained in various disciplines and interpret them while supporting them with qualitative and quantitative data and also forming new knowledge through synthesis | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Ability to take the lead in multidisciplinary teams and work in teams | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Able to critically evaluate specialized knowledge and abilities acquired in agricultural economics and direct his/her own learning process | |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Constantly adapt himself to new scientific developments | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Able to use acquired and digested agricultural economics knowledge in multidisciplinary studies, able to explain them, to transfer them to others, able to examine conclusions critically | 4 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Able to transfer research results using verbal, written and visual tools | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Able to collect data according to scientific methods in order to solve economic problems, able to supervise and interprete data collected while taking into consideration social, scientific and ethical values | 3 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Able to develop analytical approaches in order to solve complicated problems that cannot be forecast beforehand in applications of agricultural economics and policy; able to design research process; able to produce solutions by taking on responsibility and to evaluate and justify solutions |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Risk and related concepts in agricultural production | Relevant parts of the proposed course material | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Risk management strategies and tools in agriculture | Relevant parts of the proposed course material | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Human resources risk and management in agriculture | Relevant parts of the proposed course material | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Production and technology risk and management (1) | Relevant parts of the proposed course material | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Production and technology risk and management (2) | Relevant parts of the proposed course material | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Financing risk and management (1) | Relevant parts of the proposed course material | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Financing risk and management (2) | Relevant parts of the proposed course material | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Recommended course material | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Marketing and price risk and management (1) | Relevant parts of the proposed course material | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Marketing and price risk and management (2) | Relevant parts of the proposed course material | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Examining the contract production model in terms of risk management | Relevant parts of the proposed course material | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Examining licensed warehousing practices in terms of risk management | Relevant parts of the proposed course material | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Analysis of farmers' attitudes and behavior towards risk | Relevant parts of the proposed course material | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Examples of risk management practices in various countries | Relevant parts of the proposed course material | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | General review | Relevant parts of the proposed course material | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap |
| 16 | Term Exams | Recommended course material | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Recommended course material | 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) | 17 | 6 | 102 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 148 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 5,92 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||