About

When the historical development of the Department of Agricultural Economics in Turkey is examined, it continues as a continuation of a process that started with the establishment of the Higher Agricultural Institute in 1933, which coincides with the first years of the Republican era. The department, which continued its education life under the name of Agricultural Economics at first, was organized by YÖK in 1982 as the Department of Agricultural Economics. Many scientists from the USA Nebraska school contributed to the development of the department in Turkey.In today's conditions, there are nearly 20 Agricultural Economics Departments in the state universities of the Republic of Turkey, and education and training activities continue actively in the Agricultural Economics Departments of 17 universities. Graduates of the department receive the title of "Agricultural Engineer". The department, which accepts students with a TM-1 score, ranks first among the Faculty of Agriculture Departments in terms of student preferences with its wide spectrum of job opportunities.The Department of Agricultural Economics is a dynamic educational model integrated into the changing and transforming world conjuncture, constantly renewing itself and effective in the formation of the country's agricultural policy, productive in social issues and contributing to this process, in constant interaction with its stakeholders, and able to structurally carry interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary working opportunities. it is a science. While making a permanent contribution to these basic dynamics with the undergraduate and graduate students it graduates, it also accepts it as a duty to train qualified personnel for the scientific community in its field. The Department of Agricultural Economics consists of two Departments.

Ø Department of Agricultural Policy and Extension

Ø Department of Agricultural Management

Within the framework of these two departments, Agricultural Economists deal with the following issues both at the national and international level.

Ø Conducting studies to increase efficiency and productivity in businesses

Ø Ensuring business optimizations

Ø Performing agricultural valuation studies

Ø Quantitative presentation of sectoral findings through economic and econometric models

Ø Ensuring the integration of agricultural economics researches with technological developments

Ø Creating projections through agricultural statistics and data processing

Ø Development of agricultural policies at national and international level

Ø Development of production systems in the perspective of ecological economy

Ø Agricultural marketing researches,

Ø Research and pioneering in farmer organization,

Ø Developing strategies against risks and uncertainties,

Ø Conducting costs and profit maximization studies in agricultural enterprises

Ø Conducting supply- and demand-side research on agricultural products

Ø Contributing to competitive country conditions within the framework of rural development goals

Ø Making suggestions to public executives by conducting agricultural extension researches

Graduation Requirements

In order for students to graduate from the Agricultural Economics undergraduate program, they must successfully complete 240 ECTS credits in the curriculum and have a grade point average of 2.0 or above.

Employment Opportunities
Graduates of the Agricultural Economics Program are employed in both the public and private sectors. Universities, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, Ministry of Development, National Productivity Center, Export Development and Study Center, Undersecretariat of Treasury, public and private sector banks, agriculture-based industrial enterprises, agricultural cooperatives, Control and certification institutions, valuation companies and non-governmental organizations in agriculture and agriculture-based sector can be listed as some of these organizations. Graduates can take part in and lead promising national and international rural development projects.