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Agricultural Entrepreneurship

Course developers

Prior knowledge

LauZ2012, Crop Protection

LauZ2048, Fodder Production

LauZ3004, Agricultural Entrepreneurship

LauZ3147, Production of Horticultural Products I

LauZ3148, Production of Horticultural Products III

LauZ3154, Animal Husbandry Production I

LauZ3156, Animal Husbandry Production II

LauZ4236, Production of Plant Crop I

LauZ4237, Production of Plant Crop II

LauZ4239, Vegetable Production I

Course abstract

On the basis of previously acquired knowledge in business and special study courses in the field crops, animal husbandry or horticulture direction, students shall develop a course work. On the basis of theoretical knowledge acquired in several study courses, students develop specific agricultural production technologies and calculate the costs of these technologies, anticipate potential production risks and plan their management activities. The purpose of the course work is to analyse the production process of a particular type of agricultural production, including cultivation technology, its costs and describe the organisation of work in a particular agricultural company.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knowledge, skills and competences are acquired in specific areas of specialisation. In horticulture and crop production – knowledge of factors affecting the production of horticulture products and potential risks, technology costs, factors affecting the quality of production and its competitiveness on the market; in livestock farming – production of livestock products, where external environmental factors play an important role, the quantity and quality of output, the main production costs and the effectiveness of reducing them.
Skills to use the theoretical knowledge of the specific types of horticulture or crop production for production planning, organisation of works, calculation of production costs, identification of types of risks and mitigation options. In the field of livestock, students will be able to assess the specific species and age groups of animals and poultry, the most appropriate types of animal feed for the feed materials they need, to choose the best keeping technologies, to assess the quality of the production obtained. Will be able to carry out the planning of production costs and revenues necessary for the needs of the livestock company, to draw conclusions on the perspectiveness of farming.
Students will be competent to assess the appropriateness and competitiveness of the technologies for specific types of horticulture or farming production, but in animal hysbandry to assess the animal feed needs for different species, assess the quality of the feed, choose the most suitable animal breeds for the selected production direction, assess the appropriateness of the applied technology to the specific conditions, assess the competitiveness of the sector.
1. Students are able to prepare and evaluate technologies for the production of field crops, horticulture or livestock products and to provide resources for implementation of these technologies - course work.

2. Students are able to present and participate in the discussion on agricultural production analysed in the course.

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Introduction with theme justification, job purpose and tasks. If the subject of the course work is related to the subject of the Bachelor's Thesis, an indication shall be added in the introduction that part of the calculation and planning required for the development of the Bachelor's Thesis has been performed in the course. 4 h
2. Overview of literature – closely linked to the topic of work. Its size 6–7 pages. 10 h
3. Methods and materials used in the course work for 1–2 pages. Describe where and what data and information material was obtained, how it was collected and how the data was analysed. 4 h
4. Study results and analysis: the chapter shall be structured according to the tasks of work. 10 h
5. Conclusions: no more than 4–5 resulting from the analysis of the data carried out in the part of the study and the findings of legal relationships. They may be accompanied by recommendations based on the technology analysis carried out in the work. 2 h
6. List of authorities used, with reference in the text. 2 h

7. Annexes: primary data sources, production quality indicators, pictorial materials, etc. with references in the text.

Requirements for awarding credit points

Prepared and presented course work :
• course work prepared in accordance with the rules for the performance of
study works at the time specified by the deans of Faculty;
• presentation of the course work in the student group and in the presence of teaching staff;
• assessment of the course work is average mark from the prepared course work and presentation in the 10-point system.

The submission and presentation of a delayed course work shall take place in accordance with the procedures specified by the LLU and the teaching staff.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Studies on the planning and development of agricultural business.
A summary of scientific and popular literature on the subject. Students receive more detailed guidelines for course work development from the leading teaching staff of the course. The development of a course work shall be based on the data obtained from a particular agricultural company or practice farm or shall constitute a business plan for the commencement of production of specific agricultural products. The data may be part of the results of the Bachelor's Thesis, but it is not recommended to avoid self-sufficiency.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

The final assessment shall include an assessment of the prepared course work and public presentation of it. The co-ordinating teacher faculty shall issue a final assessment.

Compulsory reading

1. Lauksaimniecības fakultātes konferences "Līdzsvarota lauksaimniecība" 2013. – 2019. gada raksti. Zinātniski praktiskās konferences "Līdzsvarota lauksaimniecība" raksti = Proceedings of the scientific and practical conference "Harmonious Agriculture"
2. Ikgadējās LLU zinātniskās konferences "Research for Rural Development" raksti. International Scientific Conference "Research for Rural Development". Research for rural development : international scientific conference proceedings. [Tiešsaiste] [Skatīts 14.03.2017.] Pieejams: http://www2.llu.lv/research_conf/proceedings.htm
3. Alsiņa R. (2005) Uzņēmējdarbības plānošanas principi un metodes. Mācību līdzeklis ekonomikas profila bakalauru un profesionālo programmu studijām. Rīga, Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte, 229 lpp.
4. Auziņa A., Zvirbule-Bērziņa A., Mihejeva L. (2004) Plānošana un ražošanas procesa organizēšanas pamatprincipi. Biznesa augstskola Turība SIA, Rīga, 144 lpp.
5. Muška A. (2005) Uzņēmējdarbības plānošana. Studiju materiāls. Rīga : KIF "Biznesa komplekss", 96 lpp.
6. Slavinska I. (2005) Uzņēmējdarbības plānošana un kontrole. Rīga, Biznesa augstskola "Turība", 175 lpp.
7. Vasiļjeva L. (2005) Maza uzņēmuma biznesa ekonomika un plānošana, Rīga, Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte, 75 lpp
8. Zvirbule-Bērziņa A. (2006) Ražošanas menedžments. Rīga : Turība, 150 lpp.

9. Zariņa V. Strēle I. (2009) Finanšu plānošana uzņēmumā. Rīga, Lietišķās informācijas dienests, 105.lpp.

Further reading

1. Baļšakovs S. (2008). Inovatīvā darbība Latvijā. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 323 lpp.

2. Gerbers M. E. (2014). Uzņēmējdarbības meistarība. Ko zina ikviens veiksmīgs uzņēmējs. Zoldnera izdevniecība, 219 lpp.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Interneta resursi: www.vaad.gov.lv; www.lad.gov.lv; www.zm.gov.lv; www.pvd.gov.lv
2. Publikācijas par lauksaimniecības uzņēmējdarbību nozares žurnālos “Saimnieks LV”, “Agrotops”, “Latvijas lopkopis” u.c.
3. Scopus datubāze [tiešsaiste]. Pieejams: https://www.scopus.com
4. Web of Science datubāzes [tiešsaiste]. Pieejams: https://apps.webofknowledge.com
5. ScienceDirect Freedom Collection datubāze [tiešsaiste]. Pieejams: https://www.sciencedirect.com
6. EBSCO eBook Academic Collection datubāze [tiešsaiste]. Pieejams: http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/advanced?vid=0&sid=5b9d8f4e-5779-40cd-9b4b-5e20f3d1432b%40pdc-v-sessmgr02
7. EBSCOhost datubāzes[tiešsaiste]. Pieejams: http://search.ebscohost.com/

8. Wiley Online Journals datubāze [tiešsaiste]. Pieejams: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/

Notes

Compulsory course for study program Professional Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences, qualification Manager of Agricultural Enterprise for full-time and
part-time students in semester 8.