Aims of the module
To provide students with an introduction to the structures of the agrifood marketing system

Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should understand:

i) the functions performed by the agrifood marketing system in a developed country and the institutions which perform them;
ii) the behavioural decision-making processes involved in marketing transactions;
iii) the requirements of consumers, the food industry and distributors;
iv) how to measure the costs and benefits of the system.

Syllabus / Curriculum design
Considers the institutions and processes which make up the agrifood marketing system, principally in a developed country context. The topics include the requirements of consumers and distributors, the marketing problems caused by the specific characteristics of agricultural products and their solution, transaction methods and institutions, marketing costs.