Agricultural Policy and Rural Appraisal

The course consists of two modules 1) Agricultural Policy and 2) Rural Appraisal and provides knowledge relating to both European policies and the regulatory context and to estimating practice aimed at professional activity. The learning objectives are:
Introduce basic and intermediate topics related to international trade in agriculture and agricultural and environmental policies, considering both an international and domestic dimension (European Union). Study of international trade models and related trade policies in agriculture.
Know the assessment of the impact of climate change in agriculture and the policies of mitigation and adaptation.
Know the fundamentals of estimation, the concepts of value, criteria and methods of estimation.
Apply private and public investment valuation methods, with particular reference to cost-income analysis and business plans.
Learn about property rights and indemnification processes.
Know the environmental assessment, the environmental impact assessment (EIA) and strategic (SEA) procedures.
Introduce innovative approaches such as International Valuation Standards (IVS).

Ability to use simple economic models to understand the effects of different commercial policy instruments in agriculture and of mitigation and adaptation policies to climate change. Know and know how to apply recent developments in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), environmental and food standards and issues relating to climate change to business processes.