Agricultural Economics

Leaving Certificate agricultural economics provides students with a broad knowledge and understanding of farming in Ireland and other countries. The learning experiences in agricultural economics develop students’ understanding of the agricultural industry in Ireland and abroad, the economic principals as they apply to agricultural economics, the application of economics to the individual farm and an overview of the economics of the farming industry as a whole. The syllabus is for students in the senior cycle of post-primary education and is assessed at Higher and Ordinary levels.