Department of Agricultural Economics

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About DAE

The Department of Agricultural Economics (DAE) was founded in June 1919 as the Department of Rural Economics (DRE) under the UP College of Agriculture (UPCA). It remained with UPCA for 56 years until it became the core in the establishment of the Institute of Agricultural Development and Administration (IADA) in 1975. In 1978, IADA became the College of Development Economics and Management (CDEM) and then the College of Economics and Management in 1987. Simultaneous with the establishment of IADA was the creation of the Departments of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Development Management, and Economics.

Vision

DAE as academic center for quality education, research and training in agricultural and applied economics with special focus on the upliftment of the people in an environment of sustainable development.

Mission

  • To produce graduates, especially trained in agricultural and applied economics, who will become key players in industry, government and community service,
  • To conduct development-oriented researches designed to influence policy decisions.
  • To promote dynamic linkages with the academe, industry, government, local organization and communities for effective institutional development and public service.

DAE continues to perform its three-pronged mandate of striving for excellence in instruction, research and extension.

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Academic Programs

Department of Agricultural Economics was the first to offer degree programs in agricultural economics both in the Philippines and in Asia. At present, it offers the following:

  • B.S. in Agricultural Economics
  • M.S. in Agricultural Economics
  • Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics

Under the above degree programs are the following fields of specialization:

  • Production Economics and Farm Management
  • Marketing and Price Analysis
  • Policy and Development
  • Natural Resource Economics
  • Agricultural Finance and Cooperatives
  • Food and Nutrition Economics (still to be offered)
  • Market and Industry Development (still to be offered)

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Extension

The DAE’s extension function is highlighted by its offering of short-term training programs, which are in line with the university’s and national government’s programs. These training programs include:

  • Agricultural Policy Analysis

    • Process and dynamics of Philippine policy formulation
    Policy issues in Philippine agriculture
    Macroeconomic framework for policy analysis
    Input and output policies
    Credit policies

    Duration: 2-4 weeks

  • Training Program on Price and Marketing Policy

    • Basic Concepts
    Agricultural incentives/disin-centives effects on production, consumption and prices
    Analytical tools
    Trade marketing and price policies
    Input price policies
    Export taxes and import restrictions
    Marketing boards and cooperative marketing
    Other national commodity interaction measure relevant to price and marketing policy
    Impact of macroeconomic and trade policy measures relevant to price and marketing policy

    Duration: 2-4 weeks

  • Market Development for Agricultural Products

    • Overview of agricultural marketing
    Marketing institutions and channels of distribution
    Marketing efficiency
    Market improvement and development

    Duration: 1-2 weeks

  • Food and Price Policy

    • Overview of agricultural marketing
    Marketing institutions and channels of distribution
    Marketing efficiency
    Market improvement and development

    Duration: 1-2 weeks

  • Agricultural Project Analysis

    • Project concept and project cycle
    Technical aspect
    Market aspect
    Organization/managerial aspect
    Financial aspect
    Economics/social and environmental aspects

    Duration: 2-4 weeks

  • Economics of Livestock Production and Livestock Projects

    • Introduction to livestock production experiments and field trial methods
    Basic economic concepts relevant to livestock production and marketing
    Statistical considerations in livestock experimentation
    Economic pre-screening of livestock technologies
    Farm management principles applied to livestock production
    Livestock project analysis
    Policy, institutional and marketing considerations in livestock research

    Duration: 2-3 weeks

  • Irrigation Water Management

    • Planning for irrigation development
    Irrigation and drainage systems design
    Farm management analysis in pump-irrigated areas
    Appraisal of tubewell projects
    Monitoring and evaluation of tubewell projects

    Duration: 2-4 weeks

  • Project Monitoring and Evaluation

    • Definition and need for project monitoring and evaluation
    Types of project monitoring and evaluation systems (PMES)
    Function of the PMES
    Administrative module on PMES
    Indicators for monitoring and evaluation
    Sources of data and methods of data collection for PME
    Methods of data analysis

  • Research Methodologies in Agricultural Economics

    • Concept and application of costs and returns for economic analysis
    Concept and application of partial budgeting/marginal analysis for economic analysis of experimental and farmers’ data
    Methodologies for assessing socio-economic impact of technology
    Conducting feasibility studies for investment project

  • Project Feasibility Preparation, Monitoring and Evaluation of Agricultural and Rural Development Projects

    • Project cycle and identification
    Parts of a project feasibility study
    Financial analysis
    Designing a monitoring and evaluation system (MES)
    Indicators for monitoring and evaluation
    Methods of data analysis
    Management information system

  • Feasibility Study Preparation

    • Scope and nature of project analysis
    Project cycle and aspects of project preparation
    Farm management tools in project analysis
    Technical aspect
    Market aspect
    Financial analysis
    Economic analysis
    Computer application in feasibility study preparation

  • Microcomputer Applications on Database Management of Agricultural Economics Data

    • Fundamental concepts of programming
    Overview of the microcomputer system
    Microcomputer devices and functions
    Data management and organization
    Micro softwares and their use in agricultural situation

    Duration: 2-3 weeks

  • Market Information System

    • Overview of agricultural marketing and MIS
    Characteristics of agriculture and participation in agricultural production and marketing
    Market analysis
    Operations of MIS
    Coordinating and integrating mechanism

    Group report

    Duration: 2-4 weeks

  • Aquaculture Economics

    • Economic rent calculation
    Maximum sustainable yield vs. maximum economic yield
    Economics of fishpond/fishcage culture
    Optimal input use in aquaculture production
    Common property and aquaculture development

    Duration: 2-3 weeks

  • Valuation Methods in Environmental and Resource Economics

    • Role of economics in valuing environmental effects of development projects
    Market-based methods
    Contingent market methods
    Surrogate market methods

    Duration: 2-3 weeks

  • Rapid Rural Appraisal

    • Role of RRA in farming system approach
    Models of RRA
    Steps in conducting RRA
    Actual conduct of RRA in selected communities

    Duration: 2-4 weeks

  • Food and Nutrition Economics

    • Food production, con- sumption and nutrition situation
    Food policies and nutrition
    Agricultural marketing and distribution
    Analysis and planning of food and nutrition projects
    Food balance sheet

    Duration: 2-3 weeks

  • Resource and Environmental Policy and Management

    • Fundamentals of resource and environmental economics
    Optimal environmental damage
    Environmental and resource management policy instruments
    Global environmental issues
    Policy process and analysis

    Duration: 2-3 weeks

Aside from this, faculty members serve in the Pahinungod Program of the University, which sends volunteers to farflung areas in the country to render free technical services to those who are in need.

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Faculty and Staff

  • Aragon, Corazon T.
    Professor
    Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of Hawaii, USA, 1979
    Field of Specialization: Production Economics and Farm Management, Agricultural Marketing, Agricultural Finance, Program Management and Monitoring and Evaluation, Farming Systems and Development

  • Bandoles, Genny G
    Instructor
    B.S. in Agricultural Economics, University of the Philippines Los Banos, 2000
    Field of Specialization: Agricultural Marketing and Prices

  • Carambas, Nora DM.
    Assistant Professor
    Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of the Philippines Los Banos, (on-going)
    M.S. in Agricultural Economics, University of the Philippines Los Banos
    Field of Specialization: Agricultural Policy and Development, Agricultural Marketing

  • Catelo, Salvador P.
    Associate Professor
    Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, Kyoto University, 1993
    Field of Specialization: Agricultural Production Economics, Economic Planning and Analysis of Agricultural Projects, Project Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation, Farm Management, Agricultural Policy and Development, Agricultural Marketing, Environmental Impact Assessment/Strategic Environmental Assessment

  • Elauria, Marilyn M.
    Associate Professor
    M.S. in Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 1981
    Field of Specialization: Farm Management, Agricultural Finance, Farm Business Accounting, Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis, Project Analysis, Energy Economics

  • Evangelista, Danilo L.
    Assistant Professor
    M.S. in Agricultural Development Economics, Australian National University, 1975
    Field of Specialization: Marketing Production Economics, Rural Development Economics

  • Gordoncillo, Prudenciano U.
    Assistant Professor
    Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, Victoria University, Melbourne Australia
    Field of Specialization: Development Economics, Agricultural Policy, Rural Development

  • Lantican, Flordeliza A.
    Professor
    Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, Colorado State University, 1983
    Field of Specialization: Marketing and Price Analysis, Agricultural Policy
    Postharvest Economics, Food and Nutrition Economics, Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking, Food Quality and Safety, Industry Clustering and Supply Chain Management

  • Manilay, Alessandro A.
    Assistant Professor
    M.S. in Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, 1981
    Field of Specialization: Postproduction and Marketing of agricultural commodities particularly food and feed grains, Financial and economic analysis of agricultural projects, Market analysis

  • Pabuayon, Isabelita M.
    Professor
    Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, 1983
    Field of Specialization: Marketing and Price Analysis, Policy and Development, Resource and Environmental Economics, Program Evaluation and Impact Assessment

  • Piadozo, Ma. Eden S.
    Associate Professor
    M.A. in Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman, 1981

  • Quicoy, Cesar B.
    Assistant Professor
    Department Chairman
    Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of the Philippines Los Banos, 1998
    Field of Specialization: Farm Management and Agricultural Production,
    Resource Economics and Environmental Impact Assessment, Agricultural Marketing and Prices, Economic Planning and Analysis of Agricultural Projects, Agrarian Reform, Agricultural Finance

  • Quilloy, Antonio Jesus A
    Assistant Professor
    M.S. in Agricultural Economics, University of the Philippines Los Banos
    Field of Specialization: Environmental and Natural Resources Economics

  • Rañola, Roberto F. Jr.
    Professor
    Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of Minnesota, 1984
    Field of Specialization: Resource Economics, Production Economics,
    Development Economics, Regional Economics, Farming Systems

  • Rapera, Corazon L.
    Associate Professor
    Ph.D. in Forest Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990
    Field of Specialization: Forest Economics, Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Project and Policy Analysis, Material and Energy flow Accounting, Sustainable Development Issues

  • Yorobe, Jose M. Jr.
    Associate Professor
    Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of the Philippines Los Banos, 1990
    Field of Specialization: Agricultural Marketing and Prices, Agricultural/General Economic Agricultural Policy and Sub-sectoral Modelling

  • Delos Reyes, Julieta A.
    University Researcher
    Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines Diliman (On-going)
    MS in Agricultural Economics, University of the Philippines Los Banos, 1994
    BS in Agricultural Economics, University of the Philippines Los Banos, 1981

  • Manalo, Luciana B.
    Adm. Aide

  • Mendoza, Enonie C.
    Adm. Aide

  • Nayle, Estelita G.
    Adm. Asst.