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Managerial Economics in Agriculture
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.
Socioeconomics and Labour Sciences
Agroscope addresses the changes in the agricultural profession, both in terms of the changing demands of society and digitalisation. It also makes key work-economics figures available in the form of online apps.
Smart Farming
Agroscope’s aim is to increase the competitiveness of Swiss agriculture through the inclusion of smart-farming technologies by offering decision-making aids for practitioners, with the focus remaining on people in all cases.
Economic Modelling and Policy Analysis
The Swiss agricultural sector is caught between the competing demands of society’s expectations. Using economic models, Agroscope evaluates the impacts of agricultural policy instruments on social objectives and highlights trade-offs.