B.Sc. Horticulture Semester VI

Economics and Marketing

Credits: 3 (2+1)

Course Overview

Official detailed syllabus from the ICAR Sixth Deans’ Committee curriculum.

Course Objectives

i. To introduce the student about the concepts, subject matter and importance of study of economics. ii. To make the student understand about the terms - goods, service, value, price, wealth, welfare. iii. To impart knowledge to the student about the concept of wants, utility and consumer surplus. iv. To expose the students to the laws of marginal utility and their importance. v. To provide an overview to the students about the concept of demand, kinds of demand and law of demand. vi. To aware the student about the concept of supply, law of supply and price determination of commodity under equilibrium condition. vii. To aware the student about factors of production and their characteristics viii. To provide an overview to the student about the Gross Value Added. ix. To expose the students to the concept of marketing, market, price spread, marketing efficiency, integration, marketing functions, classification of markets and marketing channels. x. To aware the students about the market intelligence, constraints in marketing of horticultural produce. xi. To impart knowledge to the student about Basic guidelines for preparation of project reports, Bank norms, Insurance, SWOT analysis, crisis management.

Theory Syllabus

Economics–Terms and definitions; Consumption, demand, price and supply; Factors of production; Gross Value Added. Role of Biotechnology/horticulture Sector in National GVA. Marketing – definition; Marketing process; Need for marketing; Role of marketing; Marketing functions; Classification of markets; Marketing of various channels; Price spread; Marketing efficiency; Constraints in marketing of horticultural produce; Market intelligence. Basic guidelines for preparation of project reports; Bank norms; Insurance; SWOT analysis; Crisis management.

Practical Syllabus

Techno-economic parameters for preparation of projects; Preparation of bankable projects for various biotechnology/horticultural products and value-added products; Identification of marketing channel; Calculation of price spread; Identification of market structure; Visit to different markets, market institutions; Study of SWC, CWC and STC; Analysis of information of daily prices; Marketed and marketable surplus of different commodities.

Suggested Readings

1. Acharaya S S and Aggarwal N L.1987. Agricultural Marketing in India. Oxford and IBH.

2. Gupta R D. 2006. Elementary Economic Theory. Kalyani Publishers.

3. Dewett K K, Navalur M H. 2010. Modern Economic Theory. S. Chand Publishing.

4. Dewett K K and Verma J D.1973. Elementary Economic Theory. S Chand and Company.

5. Reddy Subba S, Raghu Ram P, Neelkanta T V and Bhawani Sastry Devi.2020. Agricultural Economics. CBS Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd.