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What is agricultural economics?
Agricultural economics is the study of the economic forces that affect the food and fiber industry. Specific areas of study in agricultural economics include:
- Community and rural development
- Food safety and nutrition
- International trade
- Natural resource and environmental economics
- Production economics
- Risk and uncertainty
- Consumer behavior and household economics
- Analysis of markets and competition
- Agribusiness economics and management
Agricultural economists can be found at every level of business, government and education around the globe.
Copyright 2008, Agricultural & Applied Economics Association.