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Discuss the main goals that should be met by an agricultural economist in the agricultural sector.

Discuss the main goals that should be met by an agricultural economist in the agricultural sector.

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Jim
-Evaluate the effects of technical and institutional changes on agricultural production and resource use.
-Determine individual farm and aggregated regional farm adjustments in output supply and resource use to changes in economic variables in the economy.
-Assist farm managers in determining the best use of resources, given the changing needs, values and goals of the society.
-Assist policy makers in determining the consequences of alternative public policies on output, profits and resource use on farms.
-Evaluate the uses of theory of firm for improving farm management and understanding the behavior of the farm as a profit maximizing entity.
jim items answered the question on March 18, 2019 at 16:44

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