INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN AGRICULTURE | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

AEC 3206

Course Credit Units:

3

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 3

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

Academic Programs:

Bachelor Of Agribusiness Management

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Agricultural Sciences

Department:

Agribusiness & Natural Resource Economics

Course Discipline:

Agriculture

Course Description & Objectives:

Basis for international trade; Theory of comparative advantage & potential gains in trade; Patterns of trade in Agricultural products, Concepts of free trade; Trade policies & practices of export & import nations; Analysis of effects of different measures of protection & intervention. objectives:

To equip students with knowledge and understanding of the worldwide importance of international trade, why we trade, concepts underlying and the overall importance of international trade.
To enable students improve their ability to evaluate economy wide problems concerning free trade, protectionism, competitiveness, benefits from trade, including other issues and applications on global trade.