Agricultural economists have contributed to understanding how households make choices between purchasing food or preparing it at home, how food prices are determined, definitions of poverty thresholds, how consumers respond to price and income changes in a consistent way, and survey and experimental tools for understanding consumer preferences.
農業經濟學家有助於了解家庭如何在購買食物或在家準備食物之間做出選擇，食品價格如何確定，貧困閾值的定義，消費者如何以一致的方式對價格和收入變化做出反應，以及調查和實驗工具的理解 消費者喜好。