Economics

The teaching-learning process is based on a combination of activities that use different methods appropriate to each type of content:
– Lectures on theoretical principles, using audiovisual media and participatory strategies;
– Practical component, with text analysis, case studies, guided research, made individually or in groups, complemented with tutorial guidance activities.

1. Recognize Economics as a social science;
2. To comprehend the function of farmers in the food system and their interactions with other economic players;
3. Understanding the framework and primary tools of the Common Agricultural Policy;
4. To comprehend the agricultural price creation mechanism;
5. Understanding the special characteristics of agricultural product markets;
6. Research and analyse agricultural market information independently;
7. To explain agricultural market concerns clearly and effectively through oral and written presentations;
8. Know how to work in a group and participate constructively in discussions among colleagues with different points of view.

1. Core issues in Economics
2. Economic agents and circuit
2.1 Economic circuit and relations between agents
2.2 Main agents in the agricultural sector
2.3 Economic and social functions of farmers in the food system
2.4 The role of the Government – the Common Agriculture Policy
3. The agricultural products market
3.1 Supply and demand of agricultural products
3.2 Short term and long-term food prices instability
3.3 Small scale farming and local markets
3.4 Quality food certification
3.5 Dominant trends in the food markets

NAO

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Comissão Europeia (2012). Política Agrícola Comum: uma parceria entre a Europa e os agricultores. Luxemburgo: Serviço das Publicações da União Europeia.
Frank, R., Bernake, B. (2012). Princípios de Economia. 4ª ed. Lisboa: McGraw Hill.
HLPE. (2017). Nutrition and Food Systems. A report by the High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of The Committee on World Food Security. Rome: FAO.
Moller, M., Voglhuber-Slavinsky, A., Dönitz, E. Rosa, A. (2019). 50 trends influencing Europe’s food sector by 2035. Karlsruhe: Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI.
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