Gateway to agro-business

Agribusiness Management combines agriculture, business and project management disciplines and o ers a range of career opportunities

is open to students who have a degree in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Horticulture, Fisheries, Agriculture engineering or allied subjects with 50% aggregate. MANAGE also o ers placement assistance in India and abroad.

Other institutes that o - er courses at the PG level include the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Indore, Kerala Agricultural University; DY Patil University, Kolhapur; Symbiosis Institute of International Business, and Banaras Hindu University (BHU). MBA programmes are o ered by Aligarh Muslim University; ASM Institute of Business Management and Research, Pune; DBS Dehra Dun; University of Mysore; Institute of Agribusiness Management, Bikaner; Amity University, and Parul University. The Institute of Rural Management and Anand and National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, o er PG programmes in Rural Development but focus on Agriculture Business Management.

Many universities in India and South Asia o er diploma and certicate programmes in customised areas such as plant nurseries, dairy processing, poultry processing, post-harvest technologies in crop production, sh processing, feed milling, dairy cattle production, entrepreneurship management, supply chain management, commercial farming, food processing, and retail management. The National Skill Development Corporation also o - ers various skill development courses. Various agriculture universities and IIMs o er doctoral programmes in di erent emerging areas in Agribusiness.

For those looking to study abroad, options are available in the European Union, Australia, the U.K. and Southeast Asian countries. The University of Wageningen and the HAS University in Netherlands; the University of Western Australia and the University of Newcastle in Australia o er stakeholder-based courses.

Opportunities

On completion, students can become entrepreneurs, establish start-ups or work in agri-food based MSMEs. Thos Those who complete PG programmes can either go in for research or work as faculty in academia or research institutions. can pursue for research and work as faculty members in academia or research institutions. Other options include establishing start-ups or working in agri-food based Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Agribusiness Management professionals can also work in banks and companies such as fertilizer rms, cattle feed manufacturers, dairy processing centres, poultry processing units, seed companies, NGOs, agri-insurance companies, technology providers, retail rms, co-operatives such as Amul, IFFCO, milk unions, among others.

Other opportunities include roles in the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), the business incubation centres of Indian Council for Agricultural Research, start-ups, food retail companies, cargo and export management companies among others.

It has been forecast that, by 2025, of the total retail market, 70% will be food related. In order to explore the increasing need for ready-to-eat and ready-tocook food products, country requires skilled Agribusiness Management professionals to address the emerging opportunities and challenges.