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Bioeconomics on Agriculture

Course developers

Prior knowledge

Ekon2130, Theory of Economics

LauZ2046, Agricultural Resources

Course abstract

the course provides students with knowledge on and develops practical skills in identifying the newest trends in the development of bioeconomies at the global and especially European and national scales. The course deals with primary industries – agriculture, forestry, fisheries–, as well as manufacturing and other industries that exploit biotechnologies, thereby consuming and producing natural, quality, and innovative bioproducts. Their production has to be based on sustainability principles.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

After completing the course students will have:
• knowledge and an understanding that a prudent, rational, and efficient use of Latvia’s resources (land, capital, labour) can contribute to its economic growth and its population’s wellbeing. It can be achieved by developing and employing the findings of bioeconomics;
• skills in using their knowledge and understanding on economic growth opportunities, in analysing the development of bioeconomic industries, in taking advantage of deeper, complete, and efficient processing of products that raise their value added, and in tackling the problems of integrating theory and practice;
• competence in identifying and forecasting the opportunities for the production of bioproducts with a higher value added and their sales in the domestic and foreign markets, as well as the effects on the growth of bioeconomic industries and their contribution to the national economy.

Compulsory reading

1. Drummond H.E., Goodwin J.W. Agricultural economics. Third Edition. www.pearsonhighered.com. 2011. p.408.
2. Wilen J.E. Bioeconomics of renewable resource use. In Kneese, A.V and Sweeney, J.L. (ed.), Handbook of natural resource and energy economics, Vol. 1. North-Holland, Amsterdam.1985. p.61.-124.
3. Radžele-Šulce A., Krieviņa A., Siliņa L. Agrārā sfēra un tās galveno nozaru attīstība Latvijā. Zinātniska monogrāfija. Jelgava: LLU EF. 2012. 233 lpp.
4. Vide un ilgtspējīga attīstība(2010) Redaktori Māris Kļaviņš un Jānis Zaļoksnis. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 334 lpp. ISBN 978-9984-45-220-3

Further reading

1. Adamovičs A., Balodis O., Bartuševics J., Gaile Z., Komlajeva Ļ., Poiša L. Enerģētisko augu audzēšanas un izmantošanas tehnoloģijas. No: Atjaunojamā enerģija un tās efektīva izmantošana Latvijā. Monogrāfija. Rivžas P. red. Jelgava, LLU, 2012. 38.–113. lpp.
2. Pelše M., Naglis-Liepa K., Zēverte-Rivža S., Strīķis V. (autoru kolektīvā) Atjaunojamā enerģija un tās efektīva izmantošana Latvijā. Monogrāfija (1., 2., 7., 8.nodaļa). Jelgava: LLU, 2012. 12.-37., 315.-379.lpp.
3. Pilvere I., Upīte I., Tetere V. Protekcionisma instrumentu ietekme primāro un sekundāro sfēru ilgtspējīgā attīstībā. Zinātniska monogrāfija. Jelgava: LLU, EF, 2012. 191 lpp.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Lauksaimniecības gada ziņojumi. Rīga: LR Zemkopības ministrija. [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 05.02.2018.]. Pieejams: https://www.zm.gov.lv/lauksaimnieciba/statiskas-lapas/lauksaimniecibas-gada-zinojumi?nid=531#jump
2. Latvija. Ziņojums par Latvijas tautsaimniecības attīstību. Latvijas Republikas Ekonomikas ministrija. Rīga: LR Ekonomikas ministrija. ISSN 1407-4095. [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 05.02.2018.]. Pieejams: https://www.em.gov.lv/lv/nozares_politika/tautsaimniecibas_attistiba/zinojums_par_latvijas_tautsaimniecibas_attistibu/
3. AS "Latvijas Valsts meži" normatīvie akti. [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 05.02.2018.]. Pieejams: https://www.lvm.lv