ECON648 AGRICULTERE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
| Course Code: | 3110648 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Economics |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. MÜNİS SEVEN AĞIR |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, students are expected 1) to develop an understanding of the complex relationship—both tradeoffs and synergies—between different components of the ecological-economic system (i.e., agricultural yields, income, biodiversity, trade, land use etc.), 2) to become familiar with the historic and contemporary issues that shaped the debate on the relationship between agriculture and economic development, 3) to get acquainted with various methodologies to evaluate tradeoffs in achieving goals associated with ‘development’ and ‘sustainable agriculture’ 4) to gain experience on two skills key to academic research: formulating good research questions and writing good state of the art in a field.
Course Content
The course explores the complex and multifaceted relationship between agriculture and economic development. The major issues such as Food security and biodiversity will be analysed using tools of economics analysis.