MBA Agri Business Management - Course Overview
Duration: 2.0 yrs | Mode: Regular| Avg. Fees: 80,000 / Year
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About MBA Agri Business Management
MBA in Agri-Business is emerging as one of the popular career choices among students these days. The main aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge about the concepts of crop cultivation, food production, agrichemicals, farm machinery, processing, seed supply, farm machinery and other concepts about agriculture business.
The duration of master’s in agribusiness is of two years and the curriculum of the program is designed to introduce students to the whole range of agronomic products and goods grown across the country and the recent developments made in the field of agriculture.
It also emphasises on the need to protect and preserve agronomic goods grown in the country by trying new techniques and innovative methods. The course offers a wide variety of knowledge in a different sector of management such as finance, supply chain management, taxation, microfinance, and mainly rural marketing.
MBA - Agri Business Management Syllabus
First Year:
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Management Principles & Values |
Agribusiness and Rural Marketing |
Financial management for Agri-Business |
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Production and Operations Management |
Managerial Economics |
Quantitative Techniques |
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Agri-Business Management Marketing |
Research Methods in Agri-Business |
Organizational Behaviour and Ethos |
Second Year:
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Business Law and Ethics |
Strategic Management |
Practical Training (8 weeks) |
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Dissertation |
Seminar in Agribusiness Management |
Entrepreneurship and Project Management |
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Viva Voice |
Computer Application and MIS |
Feed business Management |
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Food Technology and Processing Management |
Agro-chemicals and Technology Management |
Fertilizer Technology and Management |
Popular Specializations of MBA - Agri Business Management
- Technology Management
- Natural Resource Management
- Communication Management
- Environmental Management
- Mass Media Management
- Systems
- Rural Development
- Healthcare & Hospital Management
- Retail Management
- Shipping & Logistic management
- Sports Management
- Sales and Marketing
- Materials Management
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Risk Management
- Sustainable Management
- Industrial Management
- Power Management
- Business Management
- Consultancy
- Design management
- Hospitality Management
- Agribusiness / Rural
- Finance
- Fashion Management
- Insurance & Actuarial Science
- Event Management
- Human Resources Management
- Investment Management
Career Options and Job Prospects
There are a number of options available to candidates with a master’s degree in Agri-Business. Candidates who are interested in further studies can go for research and Ph.D. Some of the top recruiting companies/industries that hire successful agri-business postgraduates are:
- Marketing Industry
- Retail Industry
- Public and Private Enterprises
- Food production companies
- Farming industry
- Import-Export Firms
- Retail Firms
- Government Boards - Fisheries, Diary
Here’s a list of popular job roles with the agri-business management degree:
- Agribusiness Manager
- Trader
- Quality Controller
- Marketing Head
- Farm Appraiser
- Agriculture Policy Analyst
- Marketing Head
- Bio-Compost Sales Head
- Market Analyst
Agribusiness manager handles various roles in the organization and his concerns are related to analyzing the financial situation in the agri-business economic market and ensuring the right flow of management information. The annual entry-level salary of a postgraduate is between Rs. 4 lakh to Rs.8 lakh.