Agribusiness
Subtitle: fundamentals and applications
By: Cliff Ricketts, Kristina Ricketts.
Contributors: Ricketts, Kristina.; Ricketts, Cliff.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Clifton Park, N.Y
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 568
ISBN-13: 9781418032319
Copyright date: 2009
Subjects: Agricultural industries -- United States.; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- United States.; Food industry and trade -- United States.
Notes: Updated ed. of: Introduction to agribusiness / Cliff Ricketts, Omri Rawlins. c2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: About the authors; title: Unit 1 : Introduction to agribusiness.; title: Agriculture and agribusiness; title: Agricultural economics and the American economy; title: The size and importance of agribusiness; title: Emerging agribusiness technologies; title: Unit 2 : Starting and running an agribusiness.; title: Planning and organizing an agribusiness; title: Types of agribusiness; title: Financing the agribusiness; title: Personal financial management; title: Agribusiness recordkeeping and accounting; title: Managing human resources; title: Farm management; title: Production economics; title: Unit 3 : The agribusiness input (supply) sector.; title: Supplies, machinery, and equipment; title: Economic activity and analysis; title: Agricultural policy and governmental agribusiness services; title: Private agribusiness services; title: Unit 4 : The agribusiness output (marketing) sector.; title: Basic principles of agrimarketing; title: Commodity (futures) marketing; title: International agriculture marketing; title: Agrimarketing channels; title: Conclusion; title: Summary; title: End of chapter activities; title: Appendix : Laws of supply and demand; title: Glossary