Sustainable Agricultural Economics

What do you come up with when you analyse the dangers in your workplace?

• A risk assessment
• A hazard investigation
• A work analysis

What are the social effects that regional added value can introduce?

• Jobs promoting social cohesion are created in the region.
• It slows down the decline in the number of plant species.
• Regional added value combined with direct marketing can lead to new relationships between producers and consumers.

Where should agricultural employees have greater say when it comes to sustainable development in rural areas?

• When it comes to the utilisation of church taxes.
• When it comes to decisions on the farm and in the region in general.
• When it comes to selecting a spouse.

What is the minimum for negotiated wages in the agricultural sector?

• They should be high enough to protect employees from hunger and hardship.
• Monthly income should provide for a capital base that can guarantee ten years of sustainable operations.
• Negotiated wages have to allow for sufficient income during the working years and after retirement.

What types of direct marketing for agricultural products exist?

• Wholesale
• Regional market
• Farm shop

What are the economic advantages of regional marketing?

• The money stays in the region.
• No taxes are raised.
• The local roads are better used.

Agricultural livestock have to be regularly observed and inspected. What is the economic advantage of this?

• The animals can be better fattened.
• Illnesses can be recognised and treated quickly.
• The farmer can better remember his animals' names.

In general, what best defines a crisis-resistant agricultural operation?

• The development of several industrial branches (diversification)
• A great number of sponsors from the areas of sport and culture
• He is not dependent on a handful of buyers.

Why is the use of regionally produced feed beneficial from an ecological standpoint?

• It's easier on the wallet.
• Shorter transport routes make for a smaller ecological footprint.
• The feed is nicer.

What types of ecological damage can arise from cultivating and exporting soy in countries such as Brazil?

• Monocultures can destroy biodiversity.
• Smallholders all have to take on a second job.
• The increased use of fuel for transport contributes to climate change and is highly detrimental to the feed's environmental performance evaluation.

What demands does sustainable animal husbandry make of workers in the agricultural sector?

• They should love animals and be vegetarians.
• They should handle animals knowledgeably and with empathy.
• They should have trained as butchers or studied veterinary medicine.

What does specie-appropriate husbandry mean?

• The animals are made to adapt to the husbandry conditions.
• The animals can do as they wish.
• The husbandry conditions are adapted to the needs of the animals.