- The Department of Agricultural Economics has been offering education within the Faculty of Agriculture since 1991.
- Within the department, there are two divisions: “Farm Management” and “Agricultural Policy and Extension”. Each division functions as an education, teaching, and research unit in its own field.
- There are currently 11 faculty members, 1 Lecturer, and 1 Research Assistant in the Department of Agricultural Economics.
- In general, the Department of Agricultural Economics carries out its activities with the aim of training Agricultural Engineers specialized in Agricultural Economics who will serve in the agricultural economics–related fields of public and private institutions in the agricultural sector, conducting studies on problems of agricultural economics at the international, national, and regional levels, and educating specialized agricultural economists by offering master’s and doctoral programs in these areas.
- The general objective of the department’s teaching is to determine where, when, and how the technical aspects of agricultural activity and the results produced by other agricultural sciences can be applied in line with economic principles.
- Agricultural Economics is a discipline that seeks solutions to agricultural problems by using the fundamental principles of economics. An Agricultural Economist is expected to be knowledgeable both about the technical aspects of agriculture such as field crops, horticultural crops, animal production, and the processing of agricultural products, and about economic issues such as planning, management, finance, accounting, business administration, marketing, agricultural policy, agricultural law, rural sociology, and agricultural extension. In addition, Agricultural Economists are involved in the plans and programs implemented by the state with the aim of developing the agricultural sector, improving farmers’ living standards, protecting consumers from excessive price increases, and increasing the exports of agricultural products.
- Today, we continue our activities with the goal of training Agricultural Economist Agricultural Engineers primarily for the private sector rather than the public sector. For this reason, in agricultural engineering education, we particularly strive to equip students with entrepreneurship, business management, and managerial skills.
- The Department of Agricultural Economics offers an active, participatory education in line with the principle of student involvement, since it covers not only technical subjects but also social issues. In this way, it encourages students to think, to speak, to generate ideas, and to develop their creativity and leadership qualities. As they attach such importance to the development of human beings, who are at the core of development, the academic staff of the Department of Agricultural Economics not only convey information to students but also teach them how to access information and how to use it.