Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Agriculture - Agricultural Economics

University of Saskatchewan

Agricultural Economics is the study of how societies use available resources to meet the needs of people. Agriculture represents the single largest use of the earth's resources-a major driving force in the world's economy. Agricultural economists study agriculture from a business context which involves where products are being consumed, developed, financed, grown, marketed, processed, regulated, researched, taxed and transported.You will examine agriculture issues of environmental quality, food safety, management of biotechnology and globalization from a business context. You will study a supply chain perspective of science, technology, production practice, product handling, product marketing systems and uses for Saskatchewan-produced grain.You will also learn about natural resource use from the management and policy perspective problems affecting Western Canadian agriculture and farm and agricultural business operations management.