| Course title | |||||
| Principles and Potentials of Agribusiness [Principles and Potentials of Agribusiness] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 018102 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 千年 篤, 澁澤 栄, 草処 基 [CHITOSE Atsushi, SHIBUSAWA Sakae, KUSADOKORO Motoi] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| This course discusses the broad spectrum of agribusiness, with an emphasis on technologies and markets. The course consists of two sections. The first section explores various emerging technologies that might innovate food and agricultural systems, leading to new agribusiness in the future. The second section provides the fundamentals of production, marketing and distribution throughout the food supply chain (food system). This section includes such topics as food safety, risk analysis of food and corporate social responsibility. |
| Expected Learning |
| To understand the fundamentals of agribusiness and emerging technologies that would innovate food and agricultural systems. |
| Course schedule |
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1C. 10/3(W): Introduction, Overview of Agriculture and agribusiness 2K. 10/10(W) Basic economics: supply and demand, market equilibrium 3S. 10/15(M)Emerging technology for agribusiness 1): Precision Agriculture 4S. 10/17(W): Emerging technology for agribusiness 2): Global G.A.P 5S. 10/22(M): Emerging technology for agribusiness 3): Next Players 6S. 10/24(W): Emerging technology for agribusiness 4): Agro-medical Foods 7C.10/29(M): Agricultural markets, Types of agribusiness, Explanation of assignment (own project) 8K.10/31(W): Behavior of agribusiness agents: private firms vs. cooperatives 9K. 11/5(M): Strategies of agribusiness agents: price discrimination, integration, scale economies and scope economies 10C. 11/7(W): Presentation by students, Branding and certification 11. 11/12(M): (School Festival Clearing) Proceeding with own project 12C. 11/19(M): Food safety 13C. 11/21(W) Food safety and risk analysis 14C. 11/26(M) : Presentation by students 15C. 11/28(W) : Final examination ** The order of a series of lectures above may change due to some unexpected events. |
| Prerequisites |
| Understanding basic microeconomics is preferred, but not required. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
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No specific text book is used. Some materials will be distributed in class while other references will be announced. |
| References |
| Cliff Ricketts and Kristina Ricketts, Agribusiness: Fundamentals and Applications (2nd ed.), Delmar, 2009. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Attendance (15%), Presentation (25%), Final examination/Term paper (60%) |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Course keywords |
| Food supply chain, Technology, Innovation, Market, Food safety, Risk |
| Office hours |
| On the appointment basis. Please contact me by e-mail at chitose@cc.tuat.ac.jp. Location: Bldg. #2 206. |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 10/20/2018 12:18:42 PM |