Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

AGE 205 — Introduction to Agricultural Economics

AGE department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• describe fundamental macro- and micro-economic principles
• apply economic principles to agricultural production, marketing and consumption; and
• describe the different agricultural economics fields (such as food industry, demand theory, supply theory, competitive environments)

Course contents

The concepts and details of: The scope and methodology of economics, Demand and supply. Concept of elasticity. Concept of utility and indifference curves, Factors influencing consumers’ behaviour. Concepts of production and cost functions. Effects of laws of diminishing return in the production process.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study AGE 205.

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