792-253 International Agribusiness

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Subject Description

The objective of this subject is to enable participants to:

• appreciate the role of agricultural exports to the Australian economy;

• understand the major international bodies controlling world trade;

• prepare documentation for export and import of goods and services;

• understand legal aspects of importing and exporting;

• understand the financing of international trade arrangements; and

• appreciate the role of culture in international trade.

The content includes role of international trade to Australian agribusiness; trading blocks and international conventions; export/import procedures; law and international trade; environmental and cultural influences on trade patterns; the economics of world trade; finance and banking facilities; agents and promotion; and place and effect of multinational technique in overcoming barriers to international product distribution.

Assessment

Internal students: two assignments of 2000 words (30% each); one 2-hour examination (40%). External students: three assignments (26%; 34%; 40%).