BMBAB109

Management of Agribusiness

L-T-P4-0-0 Credits3 Session2024-25 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

MBA Agribusiness Management · Sem 1 (Core)

Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1

8 hrs

Agricultural Business Management - Introduction to Agriculture, Forms of Agriculture, Production, Forms of Business Organisation, Production Relationships, Cost Concept, Farm Planning ,Agricultural Marketing, Agribusiness and Balance Sheet Analysis, Project Preparation, Role of Agro-Processing in Agribusiness Development.

Unit2

Unit 2

8 hrs

Principles of Cooperation - Process of Cooperative Formation, Cooperative Legislation, Governance in Agribusiness Cooperatives, Management of Cooperatives, Overview of Agribusiness Cooperatives, Credit cooperatives, Production/Processing based Cooperatives, Cooperative Marketing, Dairy Cooperatives, Tribal Cooperatives. Financing Agribusiness Cooperatives, Business Development Planning for Cooperatives, MIS for Agribusiness Cooperatives, Collective action and leadership in cooperatives, Promotion of cooperative movement-education and training.

Unit3

Unit 3

8 hrs

Overview of World Agricultural Trade- Issues impacting International Agricultural Trade, Agricultural Policy, Technology Advancement on Agricultural Products. An introduction to Small Versus Large Countries Cases and World Commodity Price Determination with Excess Demands and Supplies, The Impact of trade wars with tariffs on Major Agricultural Markets.

Unit4

Unit 4

8 hrs

Import & Export- Need for Import and Export, Analysis of Marketable Surplus, Analysis of Import and Export Statistics of Agricultural Products in India, Macroeconomic Forces, Import Requirements-Causes, Identifying Agri Products for Import ,Import Substitution, Regulation of Imports, Quality Standards, Scanning the Countries for importing the required Agri Products, Import Planning, Documents Required.

Unit5

Unit 5

8 hrs

Role of Agriculture in Indian Economy- Problems and Policy Changes relating to Farm supplies, Farm production, Agro processing, Agricultural marketing, Agricultural Market Structure, Components and Dynamics of Market Structure, Agricultural marketing and Economic Development. Agencies involved in Agricultural Marketing, Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 , Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020, New Farms Act, Farm Bills, Farmers Welfare.

Course Objectives4 points
  • To train students in analysing agricultural markets, understanding supply and demand dynamics, and identifying market opportunities.
  • To familiarize students with the latest technologies and innovations in agriculture, including precision farming and data analytics.
  • To develop leadership and management skills that are crucial for running successful agricultural businesses.
  • To introduce students to foundational concepts of international agricultural trade with a strong focus on world agricultural commodity
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Comprehend the interdisciplinary science of agriculture & horticulture
  2. CO2Able to acquire allied scientific knowledge required to increase the income of farmers.
  3. CO3Comprehensively gain the knowledge on status of agriculture in India
  4. CO4Learn applications on knowledge gained in Agribusiness.
  5. CO5Learn the Role of Agribusiness in Indian Econoly ;Knowledge (K2)K4, K6, K4, K2, K5 (Applying, Synthesizing, Applying, Knowledge, Analyse)

Suggested Readings

  1. Murthy,H.L.Nagaraja.Agricultural Business Management,Himalaya,New Delhi
  2. Bhave,W.Subhash.Agribusiness Management in India,Vivekananda Kendra Publish Prakashan
  3. Akmat,J.S.New Dimensions of Cooperative Management,Himalaya,New Delhi
  4. Ansari,A.A.Cooperative Management Patterns,Anmol,Delhi.
  5. Kamat,G.S.New Dimensions of Cooperative Management,Himalaya,New Delh

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 20, 21 of the original AKTU PDF.

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