The undergraduate programme offered by the department aims at producing qualified personnel who can work as Agricultural Economists with competence in research, appraising, developing, managing and evaluating agricultural development programmes and projects towards the development of the agricultural sector, agribusiness and rural communities.

Degree options

BSc Agricultural Economics

Career possibilities

Private sector

• Agribusiness firms
• Commercial banks
• Support services (e.g S.A Cane growers association)
• Marketing research
• Ecotourism
• Consultancy firms

Public sector

• National and Provincial Departments of Agriculture
• Universities

Non-Governmental Organisations

• Development Corporations and Finance Institutions
• National and International NGOs
• Research and Policy Institutions