The course will focus on the application of principles and tools of finance to managerial problems in agribusiness, food and resource industries. The focus is on evaluating and controlling profitability, growth, risks, and liquidity in agribusiness firms. Key concepts covered in the course include, credit, leverage, capital budgets, and capital costs. These concepts are applied using financial analysis and developed in the context of farming and agribusiness. The course also examines how and from whom farmers and agribusinesses obtain loans.
