Managerial Economics in Agriculture

Kuh vor Bauernhof, Brown Suisse, Brettigen
© Brändle Gabriela, Agroscope

Agroscope collects accountancy data and carries out the annual income monitoring exercise within the Swiss agricultural sector on behalf of the Swiss Confederation. Research encompasses business and microeconomic analyses of agricultural production and of the upstream and downstream industries.  

Publications

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AgriPerform

AgriPerform enables the performance of the individual farm branches to be measured at income level.

Cost Catalogue

The Cost Catalogue (formerly the Machinery Costs Report) for practitioners is published annually in September.

Latest News and Further Information

Milchkühe Weide, Rind, Kuh

How the Lifespan of Dairy Cows Affects Profitability

A study examines the economic drivers of the optimal productive lifespan of dairy cows in two Swiss production systems.
Landwirtschaftlichen Einkommen 2024

Swiss Agricultural Income 2024: a Heterogeneous Year Depending on the Branch

Swiss Agricultural income rose by 2.6 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year, averaging CHF 81,700 per farm. The reason for this was higher revenues (monetary output) from pig, poultry and fruit production.
Agrarökonomie-Tagung 2025

Agricultural Economics Conference on 18 November 2025

The 48th Agricultural Economics Conference will take place on 18 November at the Agroscope site in Tänikon, Ettenhausen, Switzerland. The conference will focus on the profitability of selected production methods and the impact of agricultural policy. Registrations are possible until 13 November.