Agri-food Economics
University of Florence - LM: Design of Sustainable Tourism Systems - Code: B019356; CFU: 6
Last update: 23rd September 2024
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Contents in short
Ü Basics of agricultural economics. Supply, demand, and markets. The specificities of agriculture Ü The evolution of agriculture: from productivism to multifunctionality Ü The agribusiness. Processing, distribution, consumption Ü The Common Agricultural Policy and its evolution. Ü Food quality, typical products, short food supply-chain. Ü Food tourism.
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Exams - 8th January 2025 h.11.00 (room D4/1.13) - 28th January 2025 h.14.00 (room D4/1.13) (to be confirmed) - 5th June 2025 h.14.00 (room D5/0.03) - 20th June 2025 h.14.00 (room D5/0.03) - 8th July 2025 h.14.00 (room D4/0.01) - 1st September 2025 h.11.00 (room D6/0.04)
Ü Registration to the exam All students must be registered on Moodle platform, course Agrifood Economics (no password required), to take the exam. After registered to the exam, students will receive detailed information by Professor.
Ü Exam The exam is only written. The written test will last one hour, with 10 true/false questions (1 point for correct answer, -0,5 for wrong answer, zero for not answered questions), and 5 open questions (max 5 points each). All students should study on both videolectures and slides (available on Moodle) to pass the exam. ---------------------------------- Ü Optional exercises The marks obtained in the test will give the final mark of the exam. Marks obtained from the optional exercises will be added to the mark obtained from the exam.
Ü Students from previous a.ys. Attending students from previous academic years will study on both slides and notes taken during the classes of their a.y., and pass a written test. When registering to the exam, students must write in the notes that they want to pass the exam on previous academic years programs.
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Master dissertations
in Agrifood Economics (thesis)
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Utilities Ü office hours Andrea Marescotti Ü Students' evaluation of Agri-food Economics
Master Degree "Design of Sustainable Tourims Systems" Ü internship and job placement
University of Florence Ü School of Economics and Management: Academic calendar
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ATTENDING STUDENTS 2023/2024
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Timetable 24/25 (Feb-May 2025)
Wednesday h.10-12 room D4/1.13 Thursday h.10-12 room D4/1.13
Lectures 23/24
MOD.I: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
21/02/2024 Introduction to the course 23/02/2024 Specificity of agriculture 28/02/2024 Supply rigidity and fixed costs. Johnson's model 01/03/2024 Johnson's model 06/03/2024 The importance of time and the cobwed theorem 08/03/2024 Seasonality 13/03/2024 Specificity of agricultural sector 15/03/2024 Food demand
MOD.II: MODERNIZATION AND AGRIBUSINSS
15/03/2024 Modernization and Food Inc. 20/03/2024 Modernization 22/03/2024 The Common Agricultural Policy 22/03/2024 The Common Agricultural Policy 27/03/2024 The Common Agricultural Policy 05/04/2024 The evolution of agribusiness 05/04/2024 The evolution of agribusiness 10/04/2024 SEMINAR Marisol Velasquez 12/04/2024 The evolution of agribusiness 12/04/2024 Food quality 17/04/2024 Food quality
MOD.III: THE NEW DEVELOPMENT MODEL
24/04/2024 The new development model 08/05/2024 Short Food Supply Chains (Matteo Mengoni) 10/05/2024 Short Food Supply Chains (Matteo Mengoni) 15/05/2024 The evolution of the CAP (on line) 15/05/2024 SEMINAR Francesca Giarè
17/05/2024 TEAM WORK PRESENTATIONS
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Seminars Agrifood Economics 23/24
Wednesday, April 10th h.10.15-11.45 (room D4/1.13) profesora Marisol Velasquez Salazar Universidad Panamericana - Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico) Facultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresarial THE VALORIZATION OF COLOURED HEIRLOOM CORN IN MEXICO
Wednesday, May 15th h.14.30-15.45 (room D4/1.13) dott.ssa Francesca Giarè CREA PB, Roma SOCIAL AGRICULTURE IN ITALY
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Pictures gallery
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