The primary objectives of the unit are threefold (1) foster development and understanding of key agricultural marketing and trade issues and concerns; (2) equip students with analytical skills that are useful for evaluating different marketing and risk management problems; and (3) help students develop an understanding of, and the capacity to use, futures markets as a risk management tools. <br/><br/>Topics to be covered include (1) the organisation of agri-food marketing systems; (2) marketing functions, institutions, and problems in marketing commodities; (3) market price determination and the notion of market efficiency; (4) governance structures in the agri-food marketing systems; (5)... -- Course Website
Instructor: Assistant Professor Amin Mugera
Prerequisites: completion of 48 points
