UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BMBAB201

Agricultural Business Environment & Policy

L-T-P3-1-0 Credits3 Session2024-25 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

MBA Agribusiness Management · Sem 2 (Core)

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Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1

8 hrs

Agribusiness - Importance of Agribusiness, Organic Firming, Problems and policy changes relating to farm supplies, farm production, types and stages of agro processing, management, planning, leading and controlling.

Unit2

Unit 2

8 hrs

Structure of Agriculture :Agribusiness sub systems - Linkages among sub-sectors of the Agribusiness sector; economic reforms and Indian agriculture; impact liberalization, privatization and globalization on Agribusiness sector.

Unit3

Unit 3

8 hrs

Agricultural Price and Marketing Policies : Agribusiness Policies- Concept And Formulation; New Dimensions In Agri Business Environment And Policy. Entrepreneurship In Agribusiness, Business Organizations In Agribusiness, Agribusiness Tools- Break Even Analysis, Linear Programming, SWOT Analysis.

Unit4

Unit 4

8 hrs

Emerging Trends in Production- Emerging Trends in Production, Processing, Marketing and Exports; Integrated Agribusiness Development Policy 2011.Policy Controls and Regulations Relating to the Industrial Sector With Specific Reference to Agro-Industries. Public Distribution System and E- Agribusiness.

Unit5

Unit 5

8 hrs

Agricultural Schemes & Finance in the Country - Commodity Market, Commodity Pricing, MSP, Role of NABARD and Govt of India in various Agri Business Schemes (Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres Scheme (ACABC): Agri Infrastructure Fund Scheme (AIF-Scheme), PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME Scheme): Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF).

Course Objectives4 points
  • To expose learners to the environment in which the agri-business is conducted.
  • To understand micro and macro environmental forces and their impact on agri-business
  • To provide an overview of the agricultural sector's structure, including key players, trends, and challenges
  • To explore how government policies, trade agreements, and regulations impact agricultural businesses and the broader economy.
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Develop and fundamental knowledge about business environment 2K1, K2 (understanding, Remembering, Knowledge)
  2. CO2Develop understanding on the concepts of Business Environment in Agribusiness. Knowledge 3K2
  3. CO3Develop basic understanding of structure of Agribusiness Knowledge 4K2
  4. CO4Develop understanding of marketing policies & pricing Knowledge 5K2
  5. CO5Develop understanding about the different schemes & financing in the country. K4 Applyig K5Analysing

Suggested Readings

  1. Adhikary M. 1986. Economic Environment of Business. S. Chand & Sons.
  2. Aswathappa K. 1997. Essentials of Business Environment. Himalaya Publ.
  3. Francis Cherunilam 2003. Business Environment. Himalaya Publ
  4. Desai,R.G.Agricultural Economics-Models,Problems and Policy Issues,Himalaya,New Delhi
  5. Bilgrami,S.A.R.An Introduction to Agricultural Economics,Himalaya,New Delhi
  6. Singh,Amarjit,Sadhu,A.N. and Singh Jasbir.Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics,Himalaya,New Delhi
  7. Rudra,Ashok.Indian Agricultural Economics-Myths and Realities,Allied,New Delhi
  8. Heady,E.O. and Jensen,H.Farm Management Economics,Prentice Hall,New Delhi S. No.

Official AKTU syllabus

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