Agricultural Economics
- production theory
- uncertainty
- applied investment calculations
- functional areas and farm management decisions
- conditions, resources, institutions
- information: sources and flow
- tools for analysis and planning
- strategic decisions
<link to QUASIR Moodle – under construction>
Investment calculations
- basics of financial mathematics
- discounting and compounding
- calculation of annuities
- profitability calculations: CBA, CEA
- applications and extensions
- different investment situations
- funding of investments
- sensitivity analysis
- integrated assessment of investments
<link to QUASIR Moodle – under construction>
Farming systems development
- genesis of farming systems
- functional areas and interlinkages
- components of holistic farming systems analyses
- tools for analysis and planning of farming systems and rural development
<link to QUASIR Moodle – under construction>
Quantitative methods
- sampling theory: surveys, sampling plans, estimators
- data management: database stuctures, data input, handling of data problems, queries, documentation
- univariate analyses: distributions, statistical test
- multivariate analyses: measurements of dependencies and interdependencies
- exploratory data analysis: identifying traces and patterns
- prediction: econometric modelling