INTRODUCTION TO AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Students undertaking this course will be introduced to concepts and applications in Agribusiness management. Areas to be covered include: Introduction: Definition and scope of Agribusiness, Role and Objectives of Agribusiness the agribusiness sector, Components of the agribusiness sector, Relationship between agribusiness with economics and other disciplines, Challenges facing the agribusiness sector, Agribusiness Decision making process, Input –output decisions, Revenue and Cost decisions, Break –even Analysis decisions,  Agribusiness Financial Management, Need for financial records,  Financial analysis an reporting -Balance sheet, Profit and Loss Account, Ratio Analysis,  Agribusiness Strategic Management, Agribusiness budgeting and Budgetary Control, Agribusiness Administration