Agricultural Economics

• basic concepts of economics and agricultural economics.
• Scope of economics, 
•  Theory of consumer behaviour: Marshallian Utility analysis, Indifference curve analysis and elasticity of demand. 
• Theory of Production: Factors of production, 
• Law of diminishing returns. 
• Stages of production, Optimum input use, Cost and revenue concepts, 
• Markets and their characteristics,
•  Price determination under different market conditions. 
• Concepts and measurement of national income, 
• Difficulties of measuring national income in Bangladesh,
•  Role of agriculture in the economic development of Bangladesh,
• Problems of agricultural development in Bangladesh.

Agribusiness and Mangement 

• Agribusiness : definition, scope and importance. 
• Agribusiness system and goals of agribusiness firm. 
• Managing the agribusiness: Business location, business facilities, production, services or sales activities. 
• Marketing concepts and development of marketing plan.
•  Analysis of market. 
• Marketing mix decisions: The product, the price, the place & the promotion. 
• Food processing and manufacturing industries in Bangladesh & their marketing problems.