Training Course on Advanced Agribusiness Management

Course Description

This Agribusiness Management course program provides a unique learning experience and worldwide professional exposure. The course will integrate management and business courses with technical studies, with a focus on agribusiness’s specific characteristics. Learners will be trained on how to make decisions in the face of managerial issues. It’s also worth noting that agribusiness has been a hot topic in agriculture education in recent years. Individuals with entrepreneurial attitudes, knowledge, and abilities may assist to establish an agro-driven economy through agribusiness management education.

This Agribusiness Management program’s high-quality training and networking services combine to make it an ideal match for anybody interested in a career in agriculture, food production, or the start-up agribusiness sector. The curriculum will equip participants to address developing socio-economic and business-environmental concerns on a national and regional level. In addition, concerns in internationally and nationally recognized agreements are addressed in the redesigned course material. This Phoenix Center for Policy, Research and Training course will empower managers of agricultural enterprises, particularly those who have hosted former students during the industrial attachment.

Course Objectives

Upon the successful completion of this Training Course on Advanced Agribusiness Management, participants will be able to:

• Estimate the opportunity cost of various business opportunities
• Evaluate the price changes in commodities as a function of market forces changes
• Examine the impact of the time value of money on corporate choices and investments
• Understand micro and macro-environmental influences, as well as their impact on agribusiness
• Determine which goal-setting activities are acceptable for a farm company
• Recognize a variety of communication approaches and apply them to improve their sales presentation strategy
• Explain how to gather information on a product, company, or industry and apply it in a sales presentation
• Recognize the stages and tools involved in creating a successful plan

Training Methodology

The course is designed to be highly interactive, challenging and stimulating. It will be an instructor led training and will be delivered using a blended learning approach comprising of presentations, discussions, guided sessions of practical exercise, case study review, web-based tutorials, group work, exploration of relevant issues collaborative strength training, performance measurement, and workshops of participants’ displays, all of which adhere to the highest standards of training. The training technique is built on learning by doing, with lecturers using a learner-centered approach to engage participants and provide tasks that allow them to apply what they’ve learned. Experiential knowledge is also given equal importance within the format of training. Our facilitators are seasoned industry professionals with years of expertise in their chosen fields. All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English.

Who Should Attend?

This Training Course on Advanced Agribusiness Management would be suitable for, but not limited to:

• Managers and Executives who want to pursue their agricultural management abilities
• Graduates interested in leading and managing organizations in the agricultural or food industry sectors
• Employees who are looking for a world-class program that will lead to a successful global career in the agro network field (production, seed and crop, harvest and stock in agriculture, commodities market, food supply chain, food and wine business)

Course Content

Module 1: Behaviour of Management and Organizational Principles

• Agriculture policy
• Accounting and control for managers
• Marketing and economics communication
• Management of marketing
• Managerial computers

Module 2: Values and Business Law

• Marketing in the countryside
• Management of human resources
• Administration of finances
• Environmental business

Module 3: Management of Production Process

• Business administration research technique
• Creation of an information management system for entrepreneurship
• Commercializing in the countryside
• Management of agribusiness

Module 4: Global Commerce

• Administration for long-term sustainability
• Collaborative management of agribusinesses
• food retailing management
• Management of marketing and services
• Consumers’ actions

Module 5: Financial Management in Agribusiness

• Securities, exchanges, and contracts for commodities
• Agribusiness financing
• Risk Management in Agriculture
• Managing money is a job that requires a lot of effort.
• Farm business management

Module 6: Data System for Agriculture

• Designing for the internet
• Remotely sensed data
• Remotely sensed data system for delivering information
• Agricultural concepts
• Organizational learning and data gathering

Module 7: Network using an Agricultural Data System

• Data from a distance
• Information delivery system based on remote sensing.
• Concepts in Agriculture
• Learning and data collection in the workplace

Module 8: Fertilizer Management and Technologies

• Agrochemical industry management
• Science and maintenance of seed production
• Agriculture input marketing management
• Management of the Agri-supply chain
• Basin Development management

Module 9: Cultivation of Fruit and Post-harvest Management

• Management of the Agri-supply chain
• Floriculture and landscape management
• Production of vegetables
• Management of the harvest
• Technology for organic food production

Module 10: Livestock Manufacturing Management

• Management of the food supply
• Management of the agricultural supply chain

Requirements

• Participants should be reasonably proficient in English.
• Applicants must live up to Phoenix Center for Policy, Research and Training admission criteria.

NOTE

1. Discounts: Organizations sponsoring Four Participants will have the 5th attend Free
2. What is catered for by the Course Fees: Fees cater for all requirements for the training – Learning materials, Lunches, Teas, Snacks and Certification. All participants will additionally cater for their travel and accommodation expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.
3. Certificate Awarded: Participants are awarded Certificates of Participation at the end of the training.
4. The program content shown here is for guidance purposes only. Our continuous course improvement process may lead to changes in topics and course structure.
5. Approval of Course: Our Programs are NITA Participating organizations can therefore claim reimbursement on fees paid in accordance with NITARules.

How to Book: Simply send an email to the Training Officer on training@phoenixtrainingcenter.com and we will send you a registration form. We advise you to book early to avoid missing a seat to this training.

Or call us on +254720272325 / +254737566961

Payment Options: We provide 3 payment options, choose one for your convenience, and kindly make payments at least 5 days before the Training start date to reserve your seat:

1. Groups of 5 People and Above – Cheque Payments to: Phoenix Center for Policy, Research and Training Limited should be paid in advance, 5 days to the training.
2. Invoice: We can send a bill directly to you or your company.
3. Deposit directly into Bank Account (Account details provided upon request)

Cancellation Policy

1. Payment for all courses includes a registration fee, which is non-refundable, and equals 15% of the total sum of the course fee.
2. Participants may cancel attendance 14 days or more prior to the training commencement date.
3. No refunds will be made 14 days or less before the training commencement date. However, participants who are unable to attend may opt to attend a similar training course at a later date or send a substitute participant provided the participation criteria have been met.

Tailor Made Courses

This training course can also be customized for your institution upon request for a minimum of 5 participants. You can have it conducted at our Training Centre or at a convenient location.

For further inquiries, please contact us on Tel: +254720272325 / +254737566961 or Email training@phoenixtrainingcenter.com  

Accommodation: Accommodation is arranged upon request and at extra cost. For reservations contact the Training Officer on Email: training@phoenixtrainingcenter.com or on Tel: +254720272325 / +254737566961