The permit to establish the Agricultural Economics engineering program at the University of Kurdistan was issued in 2006 by the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology. Subsequently, the Department of Agricultural Economics was formed within the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and in the fall of 2006, the first cohort of 35 undergraduate students was admitted to the day program. Since then, approximately 25 undergraduate students are admitted annually.
In the fall of 2009, the department began admitting students to its Master's program. Each year, based on the declared needs of the faculty, about 8 Master's students are admitted across specializations including Agricultural Policy and Development, Production Economics and Management of Agricultural Units, Marketing of Agricultural Products, and Natural Resource and Environmental Economics.
In 2021, approval was granted to admit Ph.D. students in the specialization of Production Economics and Management of Agricultural Units with an affiliate professor, and the first cohort of doctoral students was admitted in the 2022-2023 academic year. For the 2024-2025 academic year, approval was also received to admit Ph.D. students in the specialization of Marketing of Agricultural Products with an affiliate professor, and doctoral students were subsequently admitted into this field.
In the fall of 2009, the department began admitting students to its Master's program. Each year, based on the declared needs of the faculty, about 8 Master's students are admitted across specializations including Agricultural Policy and Development, Production Economics and Management of Agricultural Units, Marketing of Agricultural Products, and Natural Resource and Environmental Economics.
In 2021, approval was granted to admit Ph.D. students in the specialization of Production Economics and Management of Agricultural Units with an affiliate professor, and the first cohort of doctoral students was admitted in the 2022-2023 academic year. For the 2024-2025 academic year, approval was also received to admit Ph.D. students in the specialization of Marketing of Agricultural Products with an affiliate professor, and doctoral students were subsequently admitted into this field.
