Study Guide

Objective

The course will give knowledge and skills to understand the operational environment in agriculture and food sector. The students are able to acquire reliable data and information of the agriculture and food sector, as well as about changes in it, in order to support their firm or farm development.

Content

- Understanding operational environment in agriculture and food sector in present and in the future: political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal aspects.

Materials

Latvala, T. & Niemi, J. (toim.) 2024. Maa- ja elintarviketalouden suhdannekatsaus 2024. Luonnonvara- ja biotalouden tutkimus 33/2024. Luonnonvarakeskus, Helsinki. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-380-905-5
Rikkonen, P. 2017. Vaihtoehtoisia skenaarioita maataloudesta vuoteen 2030. Luonnonvara- ja biotalouden tutkimus 55/2017. Luonnonvarakeskus, Helsinki.
Ryhänen, M. & Närvä, M. (toim.) 2021. Maitotilayrityksen kokonaisvaltaisen johtamisen käsikirja. Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulun julkaisusarja B161. (soveltuvin osin)
Ryhänen, M., Rajakorpi, J. & Latva-Kyyny, M. 2022. Maatalousyrittäjän johtamisosaamisen kehittämisen perusteet. Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulun julkaisusarja C14. (soveltuvin osin)
Tutkimuslaitosten uusimmat ennusteet (mm. PTT, LUKE).

Traitler, H. 2018. Megatrends in food and agriculture: Technology, water use and nutrition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Poutanen, K. 2017. Elintarviketalous 4.0: VTT:n visio älykkään, kuluttajakeskeisen ruokatuotannon aikakauteen. Espoo. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.
Journal articles
Luentomateriaali

Teaching methods

Lectures, assignments

Completion alternatives

Exam

Student workload

Total work load of the course 133,5 hours (scheduled studies 27 hours).

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

-Students who are familiar with operational environment and are able to understand satisfactory the effects of the changes which take place in it on the individual firm will receive a grade of 1 or 2.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

-Students who are able to describe operational environment and able to understand well the effects of the changes which take place in it on the individual firm will receive a grade of 3 or 4.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

-Students who are able to describe operational environment excellently and are able to analyze the effects of the changes which take place in it on the individual firm will receive a grade 5.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam

Qualifications

No prerequisites