Lecture: Quantitative methods in agricultural business economics - Details

General information

Course name	Lecture: Quantitative methods in agricultural business economics
Subtitle
Course number	740098
Semester	WiSe 2024/25
Current number of participants	12
expected number of participants	30
Home institute	Ökonomik nachhaltiger Agrar- und Ernährungssysteme
participating institutes	Landwirtschaftliche Betriebslehre
Courses type	Lecture in category Teaching
First date	Wednesday, 23.10.2024 16:15 - 17:45, Room: (4.105 (Waldweg 26, Hochhaus - PIZ 4485)),
Type/Form
Pre-requisites	After successful conclusion of M.Agr.0060 students can not complete M.SIA.E13M

Lehrende

• UnivProf.Dr. Doris Läpple
• Maria Luísa Fernandes de Araujo

Tutor/-in

• Chukwuebuka Emmanuel Obiedeh

Rooms and times

No room preference

Wednesday: 16:15 - 17:45, weekly(14x)

(4.105 (Waldweg 26, Hochhaus - PIZ 4485))

Wednesday: 16:15 - 17:45, weekly (14x)

Fields of study

Module assignments

• Agrarwissenschaften für den konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Agrarwissenschaften", 3. Version (WiSe 2024/25) > Modulpaket "Agrarwissenschaften" - Studiengebiet "Agrarökonomie" > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Microeconomic theory of agricultural production)
• Sust. Inter. Agriculture konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Sustainable International Agriculture", 15. Version valid from SoSe 2025 > Ergänzende Modulübersicht für Studierende des Double-Degree-Programms mit der Universität Talca - Studium an den Universitäten Kassel und Göttingen im 1. und 4. Semester - Studium an den Universitäten > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Microeconomic theory of agricultural production)
• Sust. Inter. Agriculture konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Sustainable International Agriculture", 15. Version valid from SoSe 2025 > MSc Sustainable International Agriculture (English) - Specialisations - International Organic Agriculture - Elective modules > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Microeconomic theory of agricultural production)
• Crop Protection (M.Sc.) für den konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Crop Protection", 3. Version (WiSe 2024/25) > Master-Studiengang "Crop Protection" - Professionalisierungsbereich - Wahlpflichtmodule > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Microeconomic theory of agricultural production)
• Sust. Inter. Agriculture konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Sustainable International Agriculture", 15. Version valid from SoSe 2025 > MSc Sustainable International Agriculture (English) - Specialisations - International Agribusiness and Rural Development Economics - Elective compulsory modules > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Microeconomic theory of agricultural production)
• Sust. Inter. Agriculture konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Sustainable International Agriculture", 15. Version valid from SoSe 2025 > MSc Sustainable International Agriculture (English) - Specialisations - Tropical Agricultural and Agroecosystems Sciences - Elective modules > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Microeconomic theory of agricultural production)
• Agrarwissenschaften für den konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Agrarwissenschaften", 3. Version (WiSe 2024/25) > Master-Studiengang "Agrarwissenschaften" - Studienschwerpunkte - Schwerpunkt "Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus" - Block B > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Microeconomic theory of agricultural production)
• Plant animal breeding für den konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Integrated Plant and Animal Breeding", 3. Version (WiSe 2024/25) > Double-Degree Programme "European Master of Animal Breeding and Genetics" (EMABG) - Block B - Elective compulsory modules - Study Track "Biological and societal context of breeding" > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Microeconomic theory of agricultural production)
• Plant animal breeding für den konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Integrated Plant and Animal Breeding", 3. Version (WiSe 2024/25) > Master-Studiengang "Integrated Plant and Animal Breeding" - Block B - Elective compulsory modules > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Microeconomic theory of agricultural production)
• Sust. Inter. Agriculture konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Sustainable International Agriculture", 15. Version valid from SoSe 2025 > Ergänzende Modulübersicht für Studierende des Double-Degree-Programms mit der Universität Talca - Studium an den Universitäten Kassel und Göttingen im 3. und 4. Semester - Studium an den Universitäten > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Microeconomic theory of agricultural production)
• Sust. Inter. Agriculture konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Sustainable International Agriculture", 15. Version valid from SoSe 2025 > Ergänzende Modulübersicht für Studierende des Double-Degree-Programms mit der Universität Talca - Studium an den Universitäten Kassel und Göttingen im 1. und 2. Semester - Studium an den Universitäten > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Microeconomic theory of agricultural production)
• Plant animal breeding für den konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Integrated Plant and Animal Breeding", 3. Version (WiSe 2024/25) > Double-Degree Programme "European Master of Animal Breeding and Genetics" (EMABG) - Block B - Elective compulsory modules - Other modules > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Microeconomic theory of agricultural production)
• Agrarwissenschaften für den konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Agrarwissenschaften", 3. Version (WiSe 2024/25) > Modulpaket "Agrarwissenschaften" - Studiengebiet "Agrarökonomie" > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Quantitative methods in agricultural business economics)
• Sust. Inter. Agriculture konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Sustainable International Agriculture", 15. Version valid from SoSe 2025 > Ergänzende Modulübersicht für Studierende des Double-Degree-Programms mit der Universität Talca - Studium an den Universitäten Kassel und Göttingen im 1. und 4. Semester - Studium an den Universitäten > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Quantitative methods in agricultural business economics)
• Sust. Inter. Agriculture konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Sustainable International Agriculture", 15. Version valid from SoSe 2025 > MSc Sustainable International Agriculture (English) - Specialisations - International Organic Agriculture - Elective modules > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Quantitative methods in agricultural business economics)
• Crop Protection (M.Sc.) für den konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Crop Protection", 3. Version (WiSe 2024/25) > Master-Studiengang "Crop Protection" - Professionalisierungsbereich - Wahlpflichtmodule > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Quantitative methods in agricultural business economics)
• Sust. Inter. Agriculture konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Sustainable International Agriculture", 15. Version valid from SoSe 2025 > MSc Sustainable International Agriculture (English) - Specialisations - International Agribusiness and Rural Development Economics - Elective compulsory modules > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Quantitative methods in agricultural business economics)
• Sust. Inter. Agriculture konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Sustainable International Agriculture", 15. Version valid from SoSe 2025 > MSc Sustainable International Agriculture (English) - Specialisations - Tropical Agricultural and Agroecosystems Sciences - Elective modules > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Quantitative methods in agricultural business economics)
• Agrarwissenschaften für den konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Agrarwissenschaften", 3. Version (WiSe 2024/25) > Master-Studiengang "Agrarwissenschaften" - Studienschwerpunkte - Schwerpunkt "Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus" - Block B > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Quantitative methods in agricultural business economics)
• Plant animal breeding für den konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Integrated Plant and Animal Breeding", 3. Version (WiSe 2024/25) > Double-Degree Programme "European Master of Animal Breeding and Genetics" (EMABG) - Block B - Elective compulsory modules - Study Track "Biological and societal context of breeding" > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Quantitative methods in agricultural business economics)
• Plant animal breeding für den konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Integrated Plant and Animal Breeding", 3. Version (WiSe 2024/25) > Master-Studiengang "Integrated Plant and Animal Breeding" - Block B - Elective compulsory modules > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Quantitative methods in agricultural business economics)
• Sust. Inter. Agriculture konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Sustainable International Agriculture", 15. Version valid from SoSe 2025 > Ergänzende Modulübersicht für Studierende des Double-Degree-Programms mit der Universität Talca - Studium an den Universitäten Kassel und Göttingen im 3. und 4. Semester - Studium an den Universitäten > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Quantitative methods in agricultural business economics)
• Sust. Inter. Agriculture konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Sustainable International Agriculture", 15. Version valid from SoSe 2025 > Ergänzende Modulübersicht für Studierende des Double-Degree-Programms mit der Universität Talca - Studium an den Universitäten Kassel und Göttingen im 1. und 2. Semester - Studium an den Universitäten > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Quantitative methods in agricultural business economics)
• Plant animal breeding für den konsekutiven Master-Studiengang "Integrated Plant and Animal Breeding", 3. Version (WiSe 2024/25) > Double-Degree Programme "European Master of Animal Breeding and Genetics" (EMABG) - Block B - Elective compulsory modules - Other modules > M.SIA.E13M - Microeconomic Theory and Quantitative Methods of Agricultural Production, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > Lecture (Quantitative methods in agricultural business economics)

Comment/Description

Courses:
1. Microeconomic Theory of Agricultural Production (Lecture)
Contents:
Consumer theory, producer theory, markets, monopoly situations, risk and uncertainty,
economics of technical change, farm household models, sharecropping contracts.
Lehrbücher, Artikel und Vorlesungs-Präsentationen

2. Quantitative Methods in Agricultural Business Economics (Lecture)
Contents:
Budgeting, accounting, annual balance sheets, linear programming, finance, investment
analysis

Examination requirements:
Consumer theory; producer theory; risk; technological progress; farm household models;
budgeting and accounting; linear programming; finance; investment analysis

Learning outcome, core skills:
Microeconomic Theory of Agricultural Production
Students are familiar with microeconomic approaches and can apply them to analyze
issues related to agriculture and rural development.
Quantitative Methods in Agricultural Business Economics
Students are familiar with quantitative methods used for the analysis and planning of
farms and enterprises in the agricultural sector.