Agricultural and rural policies

A la fin de cette unité d’enseignement, l’étudiant est capable de :

With respect to the learning outcomes of the Bio-engineering in agricultural sciences, this course contributes to the following main learning outcomes: 1.1, 1.4, 2.1, 6.4 and 7.1, and to other following learning outcomes: 2.2, 3.1, 3.7, 4.1, 6.1 and 6.2.

By the end of this course, students are able to specify, explain and illustrate:

·       the rationales and implications of supporting the agricultural and food sectors in developed countries,

·       the institutional and political facts related to the evolution of agricultural policies, in particular the Common Agricultural Policy,

·       the theoretical foundations and methodological frameworks for performing policy analysis.

Students are able to :

·       describe, quantify, and discuss the many socio-economic effects of the instruments of agricultural, food and rural policies, in particular the Common Agricultural Policy, using methods from the neo-classical economic and institutional theories.

·       formulate a critical view on the most common instruments of agricultural, food and rural policies.

·       develop and synthesise an analysis of the socio-economic effects of one particular policy instrument in one particular situation of their choice.

Students have acquired the skills to examine the socio-economic effects of the instruments of agricultural, food and rural food policies, in particular the Common Agricultural Policy, using methods from the neo-classical economic and institutional theories and applying them for identifying the micro- and macro-economic effects.