Agricultural economics: Difference between revisions

'''Agricultural economics''' originally applied the principles of [[economics]] to the production of [[crops]] and [[livestock]] - a discipline known as '''agronomics'''. Agronomics was a branch of [[economics]] that specifically dealt with [[land use|land usage]]. It focused on maximizing the [[yield]] of [[crop]]s while maintaining a good [[soil science|soil ecosystem]]. Throughout the 20th century the discipline expanded and the current scope of the discipline is much broader. Agricultural economics today includes a variety of applied areas, having considerable overlap with conventional economics and [[finance]].