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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: AGEC 1. AGEC 2 recommended. Analysis of public policies affecting the economics of U.S. and California agriculture; government programs influencing agricultural production, commodity distribution, market prices, farm income; environmental and natural resource issues; nutrition, food safety and biotechnology concerns; food industry regulation; international agricultural trade.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: AGEC 1. Economics of allocating and regulating resource use; land, water, air, forest, mineral, wildlife, and pollution issues; values conflict over resource preservation versus utilization balance; urbanization, farming, and environmental quality; collective action and public policy solutions for ecosystem survival and sustainable agriculture.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: AGEC 2, 150. Comparative advantage, trade models, protectionist barriers and balance of payments; world agricultural trade patterns and international commodity agreements; domestic farm programs and foreign trade policies; surplus food aid and concessionary sales overseas; trade liberalization versus preferences issue and economic development.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area D. Economic analysis of public policies governing land use, water management, energy generation, mineral exploitation and forest administration; review of population pressures and resource conservation; examination of externalities, property rights issues, resource use planning, agricultural zoning, environmental regulations, and reclamation law. G.E. Integration ID.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: AGEC 100 or permission of instructor. Commodity transformation and product flow through processing and distribution channels; market structure, conduct and performance; marketing system efficiency and marketing bill components; over supply, marketing orders, grading and standards, and price stabilization; price forecasting, futures market trading, and risk management.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: AGEC 160 or permission of instructor. Study of commodity futures and options markets; speculative trading and techniques of fundamental and technical analyses; crop and livestock hedging strategies for commodity procurement and marketing; integrating options and futures trading for risk management; and development of futures trading plans.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: AGEC 160 or permission of instructor. Determination of potential overseas markets for U.S. agricultural products through export marketing studies; foreign business environment and distribution channels; product preparation and transportation abroad; cultural-specific promotional and advertising programs; international sales agreements, financial transactions, plus banking and shipping documentation.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: AGEC 1. Marketing management strategies for stimulating business and consumer demand for agricultural goods and services; food and fiber merchandising using institutional, functional, value approaches; sales program organization and staff development for effective communication of product information and timely completion of transactions.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: AGEC 110, 120, 130, 150, 160; upper-division writing skills requirement. Research methods applied to agricultural business; problem definition and solution formulation; data collection and analysis using statistics and other techniques. Culminating activities may include research proposal, feasibility study, project review, business plan, strategic management, case study; written reports and oral presentations.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: senior standing, upper-division writing skills requirement, permission of instructor. Directed study or research on particular problems in the field of agricultural economics and business. Consult department policies and procedures governing undergraduate research. Approved for RP grading.
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