Agriculture and Economic Development
A.Y. 2018/2019
Learning objectives
The course provides a training upon the relations between agriculture and economic development, both historical and present, in particurarly for the role played by innovation.
Moreover, it supplies methods and tools to value agricultural economic growth and approach relevant International Datasets.
Moreover, it supplies methods and tools to value agricultural economic growth and approach relevant International Datasets.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge of methods and tools to value agricultural growth.
Knowledge of international DataSets
Knowledge of Agricultural Intellectual Property Systems and related sources of information (UPOV, WIPO, EPO, USPTO, CAMBIA)
Knowledge of international DataSets
Knowledge of Agricultural Intellectual Property Systems and related sources of information (UPOV, WIPO, EPO, USPTO, CAMBIA)
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
Introduction:- Agriculture's topics as economic sector.- The birth of agriculture (some lessons from the ancient history)- The agricultural systems of the world: typoogies and evolution 1) Economic History of Agriculture in the last two centuries:- Trends in the long run: output, prices and trade- Production factors: land, capital and labor- Productivity and technical progress in agriculture- Agricultural institutions: property rights, land reforms and contracts- Market and agricultural policies 2) Growth and development- Definition of development; therotical approaches- Human capital and agriculture in the economic development- Timing and models of agricultural growth 3) Measures of growth and development- Sources and methods- Poverty and food insecurity- Human Development Index 4) Research and innovation- Agricultural innovations- Inputs: seeds and agrochemicals- Agrobiotechnologies- National and International public research- Private research and Intellectual Property Rights- A guide to Patents dataset- UPOV Convention, Biodiversity Convention 5) International institutions- FAO, CGIAR and IFPRI- World Bank, OECD and International Monetary Fund- The State of Food and Agriculture - The State of Food Insecurity in the World - World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development
Teaching methods
The teacher supplies the teaching equipment directly for memory devices and the information to approach Reports, News and Statistics on the Web- G. Federico - ¿Breve storia economia dell¿agricoltura¿, Il Mulino (also available like: G. Federico - Feeding the world - Princeton University Press)- The World Bank - "World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development" - http://wdronline.worldbank.org/
AGR/01 - AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL APPRAISAL - University credits: 8
Lessons: 64 hours
Professors:
Frisio Dario Gianfranco, Ventura Vera
Professor(s)