Economics In Horticulture

Publisher: United Book Prints
Language: English
Edition: 1st Edition, 2018
ISBN: 9789388043328
Pages: 138
Binding: Paper Back
Book Type: Textbook

Overview:
This text offers a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the science of economics in commercial horticulture. It is specifically designed for students pursuing the National Diploma in Horticulture, as well as those in the new Higher National Diploma or degree courses at universities. The book covers a wide range of topics, from the individual business level to the broader growth and development of the horticultural industry at a national level. Key areas such as price and market mechanisms, location, international trade, and the economics of production are discussed in detail.

Table of Contents:

1. The National Economy

   • The Gross National Product

   • Agriculture and economic growth

   • Case study illustrations of horticulture in the national economy

2. Price

   • Demand

   • Supply

   • Interaction of demand and supply

3. Marketing

   • The markets

   • Grower organisations

   • Retailing

4. Production

   • The firm

   • Input-output relationships

   • Risk and uncertainty

5. Resources

   • Capital

   • Land

   • Labour

6. Organising Production

   • The behaviour of costs

   • Determining the quantity of resources to use

   • Determining which product or crop to grow

   • Planning techniques

7. Location

   • Intranational trade

   • International trade

   • Case studies of location

8. Policy

   • Producer incomes

   • The mechanisms of government policies

   • Case studies of horticultural policy