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Agri-Business Management Course: Best Colleges & Careers In India

As agriculture business management has the potential to change the farming environment, courses and specialization in agri-business management are gaining popularity day by day. If you are the one who is exploring a career in this sector, keep reading the blog below.

Shivani Meena

Agribusiness management leads to the building of infrastructural facilities in the region, the extension of credit, the establishment of raw materials supply agencies, and the use of modern technologies in agricultural product production and marketing. Agribusiness creates vital forward and backward connections.

The Agri-Business Management program is a specialized course that focuses on the business component of agriculture production and worldwide trade:

  • It is mostly concerned with profiting from agriculture and corporate farming.

  • The program's key components are agricultural commodities production, processing, and inventory.

  • Courses in agribusiness management prepare professionals and corporate executives in the agriculture industry.

  • Agronomic equipment and technology, suppliers, workforce, raw materials, and all other resources necessary in agriculture are also part of the agribusiness.

Best Agri-business Management Colleges In India

Below are the best colleges that provide agri-business management courses:

IIM-Ahmedabad 

IIMA has created a two-year postgraduate program in food and agri-business management (PGP-FABM) that takes into account managerial issues of the sector. Eduniversal, Paris, France, has continuously placed PGP-FABM as the world's best or second-best management program for this sector.

The curriculum is built on a strong management basis, with an emphasis on the food and agribusiness markets, and is intended to help participants develop and improve their global perspective.

IIM-Lucknow

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Lucknow was the fourth IIM to open its doors. In the year 1984, it was established. The institute has been designated as a "National Importance Institute."

The two-year Post Graduate Programme in Agribusiness Management is a full-time residential course aimed at developing agribusiness leaders, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs with vision, competence, and the right attitude for promoting and growing agribusiness and agro-based enterprises with a strong international orientation.

Students who complete the program requirements get a Master of Business Administration - Agribusiness Management degree.

Others are Doon Business School, Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Jamia Hamdard, National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, BK School of Business Management, Aligarh Muslim University, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agricultural University, Punjab Agricultural University, College of agribusiness Management(Pantnagar), Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University and Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.

What are the career options after completing Agri-business Management Courses?

Agri-Business Management graduates can pursue a range of careers. According to studies, there is a scarcity of skilled individuals to fill Agri-Business Management roles in a variety of businesses, both commercial and public. Graduates can work as agricultural managers, farm managers, or agricultural officers to begin with.

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