TRADE 7005 - Agriculture and Food in International Trade

North Terrace Campus - Trimester 2 - 2016

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This intensive course is a core course for the Masters in International Trade and Development (MITD) and is also offered as an elective for students pursuing other degree paths at the University of Adelaide. The course is central to the MITD because no student can claim competence in the trade and development area without understanding fully the important area of agriculture and food's role in economic development and international trade. Understanding agricultural policy models, the role of intergovernmental organizations, how supply chains operate in concrete situations and the growing impact of new impediments to trade such as those manifested in private standards are all key to appreciating today's globalized market for agriculture and food. Finally, the food and agriculture area is one that has witnessed dramatic transformation in markets and methods in recent years with retailers gaining an ever greater influence over production and distribution decisions. As with other core courses in the MITD program, this course is designed to give graduates an extra competitive edge by providing them with a practical and case study based background in global production and trade in food and agricultural products. Students' exposure in the course of the week to several different and practically experienced experts as lecturers helps to guarantee development of a strong in-depth background in the topic.

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Course Details

Course Code	TRADE 7005
Course	Agriculture and Food in International Trade
Coordinating Unit	Institute for International Trade
Term	Trimester 2
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	1 week intensive
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Quota	A quota of 50 applies
Assessment	Presentations and Project

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Uwe Kaufmann

Expert Lecturers
Mr Andrew Stoler
Mr Graeme Thomson
Mrs Lakmini Mendis
Mr Yves Renouf
Mr Theo Simos

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

International trade in agricultural goods and food involves a set of highly specialized business skills with a great deal of variability in expertise from one product to another. Varying from bulk transport of commodities to specialized high-value niche products, each product brings its own challenges and needs and the course looks at the full supply chain for different types of goods.

On successful completion of this intensive course, students will be able to:

1	Appreciate and explain different national models for agricultural production and trade and their implications for the trading system;
2	Understand and interpret special agricultural trade policies and policy instruments;
3	Explain how agriculture and reforms affect economic development and food security – with a special focus on the developing world;
4	Understand how global food processors and retailers manage the supply chain;
5	Understand how value chain analysis can be applied in specific sectoral contexts to help in the identification of export opportunities;
6	Appreciate changing global patterns of consumption and distribution of food and how market access is affected by private standards;
7	Gain an in-depth view into the operations and governance of global markets for food and agriculture;
8	Research the practical applicability of concepts addressed in the course to real life situations in international trade and investment

University Graduate Attributes

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Learning Resources

Required Resources

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Learning & Teaching Activities

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Submission

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Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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