ECONOMIC AND REGULATORY ASPECTS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY -QUALIFICATION
cod. 1007176

Academic year 2017/18
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Economia ed estimo rurale (AGR/01)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
42 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives

The course provides basic knowledge on: 1. microeconomics, 2. agri-food economics, 3. national and international legislation on GMOs. At the end of the lectures, students will be able to interpret the GMOs topic within the socio-environmental and economic context.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

The first part of the course aims at providing the students with the principles of micro economics.
The second part analyses the Italian agri-food system in the context of the European Agricultural Policy and World Trade Organization. The legislative ground and the economic issues on biotechnologies are then studied.

Full programme

1. Microeconomics - Basics
2. Agri-food systems and biotech productions
3. International trade of agri-food biotech products
4. Legislative framework for agri-food biotech products

Bibliography

Handouts

Teaching methods

The course consists of lectures but it also provides students with exercises to test acquired knowledge.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written and oral examination.
Knowledge and understanding will be assessed with open-ended questions, in a number depending on the contents. Same rank to each question.
Applying knowledge and understanding will be assessed by asking the student with the interpretation of empirical evidences, data, etc.
The ability to communicate with technical language will be assessed by verifying the appropriate language used by the student.

Other information

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