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The department offers programmes in Agricultural Economics with the particular objective of providing students with necessary skills and competence in applying economic principles to provide solutions to problems of agriculture and rural development.
Below is a list of the modules offered by the department.
| CODE | NAME OF MODULE (Prerequisite in brackets) |
|---|---|
| AEC 2541 | Intro. to Agricultural Economics analysis |
| AEC 2641 | Intro. to Marketing Agricultural products |
| AEC 3541 | Farm Business management |
| AEC 3542 | Agricultural sector planning and project appraisal (Prereq AEC2541) |
| AEC 3641 | Marketing of agricultural products (Prereq AEC2641) |
| AEC 4541 | Agricultural production economics (Prereq AEC3541) |
| AEC 4542 | Agricultural policy in developing countries |
| AEC 4641 | Natural resource and Environmental economics (Prereq AEC2541) |
| AEC 4642 | Markets and price analysis (Prereq AEC3541) |
| AEC 4081 | Project and seminar presentation |
| EXT 2541 | Introduction to rural sociology |
| EXT 3641 | Introduction to agricultural extension |
| EXT 5641 | Communication and Extension for Rural Development |
| AEC 6541 | Advanced agricultural production economics |
| AEC 6542 | Advanced agribusiness management & marketing |
| AEC 6543 | Research methodology |
| AEC 6641 | Advance agricultural policy |
| AEC 6642 | Research project and seminar |
| EXT 6641 | Advance agricultural extension education |
| AEC 6099 | Dissertation |
| AEC 7099 | Thesis |
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The following is a list of staff members in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness.
| Designation | Name | Contacts |
|---|---|---|
| HOD, Senior Lecturer |
PK Chauke BSc(Agric.)(Econ)(UFH),M.Inst(Agric)(Eco)(UP), PhD(Univen), HED |
Tel: +27 15 962 8260 E-mail: pkchauke@univen.ac.za |
| Ass. Professor |
FDK Anim BSc(Agric.)(Hons)(Ghana, M.Agric. Mgt. (Natal) PhD(Agric. Econ) (UP) |
Tel: +27 15 962 8260 E-mail: |
| Lecturer |
EN Raidimi BSc(Agric)(Hons)(UFH), MSc(Agric. Ext) (Reading) PhD(UP) |
Tel: +27 15 962 8307 |
| Lecturer |
TK Pfumayaramba BSc(Agric.)(Hons)(UZ), MSc(Agric. Economics) (University of Zimbabwe) |
Tel: +27 15 962 8712 |