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Agricultural Entrepreneurship II

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Course abstract

Professional practice creates an opportunity to strengthen theoretical knowledge from the first three study years in practical work in the agriculture or its related companies. The practice also has an undergraduate practical study, practice, therefore, places student selects according with bachelor's theme. Students can choose from the following themes: entrepreneurship crop or horticulture or animal husbandry or decorative horticulture. During the internship students individually practice in two agricultural companies one of which is the basis of the second additional place of practice.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knowledge of technological processes in the sectors of agricultural production, management, organizational, accounting principles and financial flows, economic integration into the business environment, cooperatives, market conditions and agricultural organizations, as well as learn and get to know the county cultural environment.
During practice, students learn the skills to relate specific soil and climatic conditions of agricultural production, choose the specific circumstances of the appropriate technology to solve practical issues and problems in the enterprise, to analyze the agricultural production process and develop recommendations. Acquired skills during practice students reflects in the executed statement. In the end of practice the student is competent to use acquired knowledge and skills about agricultural production, processing and marketing in their further work.

Further reading

1. Kārkliņš A., Kreišmane Dz. Studiju darba izpilde un noformējums: metodiskie norādījumi Lauksaimniecības fakultātes studentiem. 4. papild. un pārstr. izdevums. Jelgava: LLU, 2012.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Agro Tops. Rīga: Aģentūra Agro apgāds. ISSN 1407-5164
2. Agro Pols : informatīvs lauku politikas biļetens - aktīvam lauku saimniekam. Rīga: Latvijas Valsts agrārās ekonomikas institūts. ISSN 1407-8996.
3. Dārzs un Drava: dārzkopības un biškopības žurnāls. Rīga: Dārzs un Drava. ISSN 0132-6457