The permit to establish the Agricultural Economics engineering program at the University of Kurdistan was issued in 2006 by the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology. Subsequently, the Department of Agricultural Economics was formed within the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and in the fall of 2006, the first cohort of 35 undergraduate students was admitted to the day program. Since then, approximately 25 undergraduate students are admitted annually.
In the fall of 2009, the department began admitting students to its Master's program. Each year, based on the declared needs of the faculty, about 8 Master's students are admitted across specializations including Agricultural Policy and Development, Production Economics and Management of Agricultural Units, Marketing of Agricultural Products, and Natural Resource and Environmental Economics.
In 2021, approval was granted to admit Ph.D. students in the specialization of Production Economics and Management of Agricultural Units with an affiliate professor, and the first cohort of doctoral students was admitted in the 2022-2023 academic year. For the 2024-2025 academic year, approval was also received to admit Ph.D. students in the specialization of Marketing of Agricultural Products with an affiliate professor, and doctoral students were subsequently admitted into this field.
In the fall of 2009, the department began admitting students to its Master's program. Each year, based on the declared needs of the faculty, about 8 Master's students are admitted across specializations including Agricultural Policy and Development, Production Economics and Management of Agricultural Units, Marketing of Agricultural Products, and Natural Resource and Environmental Economics.
In 2021, approval was granted to admit Ph.D. students in the specialization of Production Economics and Management of Agricultural Units with an affiliate professor, and the first cohort of doctoral students was admitted in the 2022-2023 academic year. For the 2024-2025 academic year, approval was also received to admit Ph.D. students in the specialization of Marketing of Agricultural Products with an affiliate professor, and doctoral students were subsequently admitted into this field.
Dear students and future architects of agricultural economics,
The Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Kurdistan, with two decades of experience in education and research, is proud to have continuously played a role in training skilled and specialized human resources in the field of agricultural economics since 2006.
Our graduates, current students, and future students have had and will continue to have a key role in food security, sustainable development, resource management, and the enhancement of producer and consumer welfare. It is expected that applicants to this field of study, equipped with a critical perspective, a spirit of inquiry, ethical commitment, and social responsibility, will take full advantage of the available educational and research opportunities and prepare themselves to play an effective role in scientific, executive, and policy-making arenas.
The Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Kurdistan is committed to facilitating your academic and professional growth by utilizing up-to-date knowledge, fostering constructive engagement with executive and research institutions, and providing scholarly support to our students. We hope that your presence will mark the beginning of a new chapter in your personal advancement and the development of the nation's agriculture.
The Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Kurdistan, with two decades of experience in education and research, is proud to have continuously played a role in training skilled and specialized human resources in the field of agricultural economics since 2006.
Our graduates, current students, and future students have had and will continue to have a key role in food security, sustainable development, resource management, and the enhancement of producer and consumer welfare. It is expected that applicants to this field of study, equipped with a critical perspective, a spirit of inquiry, ethical commitment, and social responsibility, will take full advantage of the available educational and research opportunities and prepare themselves to play an effective role in scientific, executive, and policy-making arenas.
The Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Kurdistan is committed to facilitating your academic and professional growth by utilizing up-to-date knowledge, fostering constructive engagement with executive and research institutions, and providing scholarly support to our students. We hope that your presence will mark the beginning of a new chapter in your personal advancement and the development of the nation's agriculture.
The Department of Agricultural Economics, by offering educational programs at the Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral levels in various specializations of agricultural economics—such as Agricultural Policy and Development, Production Economics and Management of Agricultural Units, Marketing of Agricultural Products, and Natural Resource and Environmental Economics—strives to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical analysis and the resolution of real-world issues within the nation's agricultural sector.
Within the collection of academic departments in the Faculty of Agriculture, the Department of Agricultural Economics serves a crucial linking and strategic role, bridging the technical-biological sciences with the realms of decision-making, management, and policy. While departments such as Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Horticultural Sciences, Soil Science and Engineering, Plant Protection, Animal Sciences, Water Engineering, Biosystems Engineering, and Food Science and Industry focus on the technical, biological, and engineering aspects of agricultural production, the Department of Agricultural Economics provides the framework for evaluating the efficiency, sustainability, profitability, and practical viability of the achievements of these sciences through economic, managerial, and institutional analysis. Furthermore, by examining market structures, producer and consumer behavior, farm management, resource and environmental economics, and agricultural policy analysis, this department acts as a scientific complement to the technical departments, translating their research findings into the language of economic decision-making and public policy. Consequently, the Department of Agricultural Economics holds a central position in the faculty's scientific synergy, and its role is to ensure the transformation of technical knowledge into sustainable development, economic competitiveness, welfare improvement, and the commercialization of knowledge within the agricultural sector.
