Agribusiness Management

This course introduces learners to the basic concepts in agribusiness management such as the role and organization of agribusiness in today’s changing world, its different components, challenges and relationships with other disciplines, financial management and budgetary control, decision-making process, strategic business management, operations and human resource management, it covers various management aspects of agricultural business entities, emerging trends in production and various changes in the agricultural business enterprises.
Course Objectives

• To introduce learners to the concepts of agribusiness management, human resources, and financial management.
• To equip learners with skills and techniques for planning, control, and decision-making.
• To update the students with the emerging trends and changes in business enterprises.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, learners should be able to:

• Explain the concept of agribusiness management.
• Appreciate the role of agribusiness management in an economy.
• Explain the financial management and control in agribusiness.
• Budget and make correct decisions for agribusiness enterprises.
• Describe marketing, operations and human resource management.