Information Package / Course Catalogue
Agricultural Marketing
Course Code: TİS209
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course; to teach modern marketing principles and applying these principles to agricultural marketing with some case studies. To create opportunities to gain skills about market organization and market efficiency for agricultural products.

Course Content

*The concept of marketing, the analysis of classic and modern marketing * The concept of supply and demand, the factors affecting supply and demand for agricultural products, formation of prices * To examine the concept of elasticity in agricultural products (supply elasticity, price and income elasticity of demand, cross elasticity) * To examine the marketing channels and channel efficiency in agricultural products * to be calculated marketing margin (absolute and relative margins) *New product development and new product development strategies * To examine promotion activities for the use of agricultural marketing practices * To examine the function and contribution of brands and branding in agricultural marketing * To examine the stages of marketing research in agricultural products * To examine the grading and standardization on the bases of products * To put forth market segmentation strategies in agricultural marketing

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Naciye TOK
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the definition of marketing and the changes occurring in the marketing concept from past the present
2.To be able to have a general insight on supply and demand characteristics of agricultural products, to be able to calculate elasticity of demand and supply of agricultural products and to be able to interpret how the elasticity will be used in the marketing of agricultural products
3.To be able to analyze how agricultural prices is occurred in different market conditions, to be able to comprehend the pricing of and pricing strategies in agricultural products.
4.To be able to comprehendfunctioning form of marketing channels for agricultural products and to be able to interpret the factors which show efficiency of marketing channels
5.To be able to comprehend the concept of marketing margin for agricultural products and to be able to interpret calculated margin
6.To be able to have a general insight on the grading and standardization of agricultural products and their applications in marketing.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.İslamoğlu,A.H,1999, Pazarlama Yönetimi, Beta Basımevi, İstanbul 855s 2.Yükselen, C., 2008, Pazarlama, İlkeler, Yönetim, Örnek Olaylar, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara, 478s. 3
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course description and content, rules and requirements
Week 2 - Theoretical
Marketing, agricultural marketing concepts, marketing environment
Week 3 - Theoretical
Developments and changes in the marketing concept
Week 4 - Theoretical
The concepts of supply and demand, supply and demand analysis of agricultural products
Week 5 - Theoretical
Price and income elasticity of demand for agricultural products, the supply elasticity and cross elasticity
Week 6 - Theoretical
Marketing channels for agricultural products, vehicle characteristics and channel activity
Week 7 - Theoretical
Calculation of absolute and relative marketing margins
Week 8 - Theoretical
Calculation of absolute and relative marketing margins (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
New products and new product development concepts, strategies and the importance for agricultural marketing
Week 10 - Theoretical
The concept of promotion in marketing and promotion strategies to be hold of agricultural products in the market
Week 11 - Theoretical
The concept of brand and branding, creating brand strategies for agricultural products.
Week 12 - Theoretical
The concept of marketing research and stages in agricultural products
Week 13 - Theoretical
The concept of standardization and grading of agricultural products and examples from some agricultural products
Week 14 - Theoretical
Market segmentation in agricultural products and target market selection and strategies
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory152375
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026