Recommended or required reading and course materials: Begg D., Fischer S., Dornbusch R. (2005), Microeconomia, Milano, Mac Graw-Hill (chapt. 5); Sodano V., Sassi M., Marchini A. (2010), Economia agroalimentare: mercati e politiche, Milano, Mac Graw-Hill (chapts. 1, 3.9 and 5); Segré A. (2008), Politiche per lo sviluppo agricolo e la sicurezza alimentare, Roma, Carocci (chapts. 6 and 7); Idda L., Furesi R., Pulina P. (2010), Economia dell’allevamento ovino da latte, Milano, Franco Angeli; notes, slides and other materials will be available on digital support.