AGR515: Agricultural Finance / Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology

This course is designed to teach financial concepts and analysis related to agribusiness firms, including: firm’s financial environment, analysis of financial statements, time value of money, risk and return, asset valuation, capital budgeting, analysis of capital requirements and investments of farm and agribusiness firms, evaluation of credit needs and repayment capacity. This course is designed to expose students with the real market situation and financial condition. In addition to that, students will be able to discuss the principles and practices used in financing agricultural businesses, from the perspectives of the business owner and the lender. Topics include sources of capital, financing entry into agriculture, financial analysis of a business, capital management, financial statements, credit instruments, loan analysis, financial risk, and leasing.