Agribusiness: Fundamentals and Applications, second edition, discusses the broad spectrum of the agribusiness world. Several chapters focus on the agricultural input sector, which are the supplies and services needed by ranchers, farmers, and or other production agriculturists. Some examples include the feed, seed, fertilizer, chemical, and farm machinery agribusinesses. Once basic production economics and farm management are discussed, several more chapters cover the agribusiness output sectors that include agribusinesses, which move food and fiber from the farms and ranches to the consumer. The fundamentals and applications of agribusiness are detailed showing how products go from their source to the consumer highlighting the many steps in this process. Basic principles of commodity marketing, international agriculture marketing and food and fiber processing channels are some of the topics explored in detail. Basic agricultural economic principles are discussed to assist the user to better manage an agribusiness. This book not only discusses employment opportunities, but also explains how to start-up, run and manage your own agribusiness.
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Weight: 1225g
Dimensions: 216 x 276mm
Publication Date: 06 Dec 2017
Publisher: Cengage Learning Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781337904575
About Cliff RickettsKristina RickettsPhD.
Kristina G. Ricketts was born and raised in Lincoln Nebraska. Upon graduating from high school she pursued and graduated with a degree in Agricultural Leadership Education and Communication from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. Continuing in the academic line she moved to Gainesville Florida and received a Masters degree in 2003 and a Ph.D. in 2005- both from the University of Florida within the field of agricultural leadership collaborative leadership and youth leadership development. She is presently an Assistant Professor within the Department of Agricultural Extension Education at the University of Kentucky. Cliff Ricketts holds a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education and a Masters of Education (Administration and Supervision) from the University of Tennessee. He received his PhD in Agricultural and Teacher Education from Ohio State University. The winner of several prestigious awards (including AGR Agricultural Teacher of the Year and FFA Blue & Gold Award) Dr. Ricketts has taught a wide variety of Agricultural Education and Teaching Methods courses over his fifteen-year career. He is currently a Professor of Agricultural Education in the Department of Agribusiness and Agriscience at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro Tennessee.