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#NA-02-06 Agriculture, Economics and Nature

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#NA-02-06 Agriculture, Economics and Nature

  • Categories Nature
  • Duration 16h
  • Total Enrolled 10
  • Last Update September 21, 2020

About Course

The University of Western Australia

Description

Make more informed agricultural decisions as a farmer or policymaker

Economic thinking is vital in agriculture, as a farmer’s livelihood depends on the outcomes of their decisions. Governments also require economic information to make policy decisions on behalf of communities.

On this course, you’ll explore key economic principles that will help you to make sense of the changes that have occurred in agriculture and understand why different agricultural economic decisions have been made.

You’ll cover subjects like agricultural production methods, input levels, resource conservation, and sustainable agricultural production, as you consider how improved economic thinking can positively impact these areas.

This course is part of our Study with Australia collection, with free upgrades and digital certificates supported by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission until 31st July 2020.

 

 

Who developed the course?

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The University of Western Australia

We’re a research-intensive university ranked in the world’s top 1% of academic institutions.

What Will I Learn?

  • Explore the history of agricultural production and prices, and examination into the reasons behind changes in production and prices.
  • Develop understanding of water availability, peak phosphorus, herbicide resistance, and climate change.
  • Look at the relationship between inputs and outputs, the optimal level of an input, the question of pollution from inputs, and flat payoff functions.
  • Evaluate land conservation practices, weighing benefits and costs correctly and non-economic factors.
  • Discuss the importance of extending economics beyond the farm gate.
  • Discuss government policies that support agriculture, protect the rural environment, policies with problems and justifications for agricultural policy.

Topics for this course

11 Lessons16h

Course introduction?

Introduction to the Agriculture, Economics and Nature course
Introduction to the Agriculture, Economics and Nature course00:05:34
History of agricultural production and prices00:02:58

Agricultural products’ supply and demand?

Introduction to the supply and demand curves (for agricultural products) and the concept of marginal cost.

Resource usage?

The importance of using appropriate resource management tools

Interview?

Interview with Profesor Kadambot Siddique, Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia. Quiz on material covered in Week 1, "Agricultural production and prices, and agriculture’s reliance on natural resources".

Student Feedback

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AK

The basic that I needed to know about precision farming were all met so in that way I am happy .

YZ

The course is informative and brief. Great for a intro course ! You would need way more knowledge if you wanted to use this for professional purposes.

SV

Great beginner explanations of how technical systems work in the field.

SA

Class fits into my requirements for my job and is doing a good job of showing me how Precision Farming collects the data.

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Material Includes

  • Official Cerificate

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The University of Western Australia

Target Audience

  • This course is designed for anyone with an interest in economic thinking for the agricultural sector.
  • It will be of particular interest to farmers, policymakers, and those who reside in rural communities with strong agriculture industries.