Information Package / Course Catalogue
Agricultural Production and Cost Analyses
Course Code: TE433
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Main aim of the lecture is the students to provide learning decision making to agricultural production and selection crop pattern, evaluation production branches in terms of economic way and to ensure understanding, and apprehending cost of agricultural products which producer needs to most during planning stage, evaluation methods of cost calculation onto case studies.

Course Content

Cost concept, cost theory, cost concept in agricultural products, expense and expenditure items, classification of cost expenditures by different perspectives, methods of cost calculation, items of cost expenses in agricultural production, methods of cost calculation in agricultural products, allocation of fixed and common expenses and methods to use, and applied schemes of cost flow in plant production, livestock production, processed agricultural products, methods of cost calculation in annual, perennial crops, greenhouse cultivation, effects of cost information on business decisions

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explain fixed/variable costs used in agricultural production, production functions, and cost theory principles within the framework of the Agricultural Economics discipline
2.Ability to calculate unit product costs, depreciations, and labor expenses in crop and livestock production sectors, and to formulate and solve complex business economics problems.
3.Ability to design production plans that maximize economic benefits under the limited resources (including land, capital, and labor) and market constraints of agricultural enterprises through gross margin and net profit analyses
4.Ability to collect field data from agricultural enterprises, and to effectively utilize modern calculation tools (such as Excel and specialized cost software) and information technologies to analyze these cost data.
5.Ability to interpret cost analysis results within the framework of agricultural policies and sustainable development principles, and to prepare and present technical cost reports for business owners or institutions.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.TEAE, 2001. Türkiye’de Bazı Bölgeler için Önemli Ürünlerde Girdi Kullanımı ve Üretim Maliyetleri. Proje Raporu:2001-14, Yayın No:64, Ankara, Nisan, 2001.
2.Çakır, S., 2005. Adana İlinde Tarımsal Kuruluşların Tarımsal Üretim Maliyetleri Hesaplama Yöntemlerinin Değerlendirilmesi, Çukurova Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü (Basılmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi), Adana. 114 s.
3.Langrell, S., Ciaian, p., Paloma, S.G., Cunningham, D.L., Garnier, J.F., Isermayer, F., Mishra, A.K., 2012. Sustainability and Production Costs in the Global Farming Sector: Comparative Analysis and Methodologies. JRC Scientific and Policy Reports. European Commission.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Informing to students on identification, coverage, justifications, and implications of the lecture
Week 2 - Theoretical
Cost concept, cost theory, concept, scope and objectives of costs in agricultural products
Week 3 - Theoretical
Cost, expenses, and expenditures items, classification of costs by different viewpoints, benefits of cost classification to management, methods of cost calculation
Week 4 - Theoretical
Items of cost expenses in agricultural production, methods of cost calculation in agricultural products
Week 5 - Theoretical
Problem of allocation fixed and common expenses in agriculture and methods to use, calculation of unit costs and profitability analysis per unit
Week 6 - Theoretical
Factors affecting costs of agricultural product, applied schemes of cost flow in plant production, livestock production, and processed agricultural products
Week 7 - Theoretical
Case studies; cost calculation in annual plant products (wheat, cotton, corn), cost calculation in perennial plant products (dried fig, olive, cherry, chestnut, clover), cost calcuation in greenhouse production (cut flower, vegetable production branches)
Week 8 - Practice
Case studies, cost calculation in livestock products (milk, meat, egg, broiler, honey), cost calculation in processed agricultural products (dried tomatoes, tarhana, olive oil)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Differences among methodologies and calculation methods of costs in foundations calculated agricultural costs in Turkey
Week 10 - Practice
Using information of cost during decision making stage in magament / distribution of decision authorisation / being rationalisation of these decisions
Week 11 - Theoretical
Variations in costs of agricultural products among the regions in Turkey and circumstances of costs by years
Week 12 - Theoretical
Precautions to take in order to reduce the costs, differences among countries in calculations costs of agricultural procuduct (European Union, the United States of America)
Week 13 - Practice
Student presentations
Week 14 - Practice
Student presentations
Week 15 - Practice
Student presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%10
Presentation1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice141242
Presentation 1213
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)103
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
5
4
OÇ-2
4
5
4
OÇ-3
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
4
OÇ-5
3
5
4
4
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