Agriculture accounts for 20.19 % of India’s GDP and for more than 60% of jobs. India’s total annual expenditure on food and beverages is estimated to be USD 150 billion. Opportunities in agro-based industries use modern technology in areas such as packaging, raw material supply, processed foods, exports and allied fields. Progressive growth of Indian economy is augmented by the agri business sector. New emerging technologies viz. Artificial Intelligence, GIS softwares, Satellite Imagery and GPS agriculture.

Curriculum

Semester I

Generic Courses

  • Organizational Behaviour
  • Managerial Economics
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Business Research Methods & Statistics
  • Introduction to Agri-Business Management
  • Agri-Business E-Commerce

 

Generic Electives (Any 5)

  • Legal Aspects of Business
  • Business Communication
  • Selling & Negotiation Skills Lab
  • Indian Economy & Policy
  • Agri-Business E-Commerce
  • Management Fundamentals
  • Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability
  • Disaster Management
  • Agribusiness

Semester II

Generic Courses

  • Marketing Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Financial Management
  • Agriculture Operations Management
 

Specialization Core (Any 3)

  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Retail Marketing
  • Agriculture Export Management & Internal Trade
  • Marketing Research & Marketing Analytics
  • Rural & Agriculture Marketing
  • Management of Agriculture Input Marketing
  • Marketing Strategy
 
 

Generic Electives (Any 3)

  • Post Harvest Production Management
  • Commodities Markets
  • Corporate Governance
  • Management of Allied Agro Industries
  • Farm Business Management

 

Specialization Electives (Any 2)

  • Financial Reporting & Analysis
  • Rural Banking & Micro Finance Infrastructure & Agri Warehousing Management
  • Quality Management Techniques & Tools
  • Service Operation Management

Semester III

Generic Core

  • Indian Ethos & Business Ethics
  • Project Management
  • Strategic Management
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation
  • Summer Internship Project (SIP)

 

Specialization Core (Any 3)

  • Agriculture Markets & Pricing
  • Services Marketing
  • Agri Products & Brand Management
  • Strategic Food Marketing
  • Agriculture Sales & Distribution
  • Agriculture Output Marketing
  • Digital Marketing

 

Generic Electives (Any 3)

  • Agriculture Data Analytics
  • Agriculture Future & Options Market
  • Agro-based Industrialization
  • Agriculture Waste Management

 

Specialization Electives (Any 2)

  • Strategic Cost Management
  • Agriculture Insurance
  • Agri-based Financial Management & Banking
  • Operations
  • E-Business Operations Agri Logistics & Sustainable Supply Chain Management Need

Semester IV

Specialization Core (Any 2)

  • Universal Human Values
  • Brand ‘U’
  • Capstone Project

Placements

Our Deputy Director

Dr. Amit Patil

BE, MBA, PhD

Agriculture Business is a rapidly growing field and has lots of opportunities both in input as well as output sector.

MIMA’S Agri Business Management course is about transformation. It not only imparts knowledge but reinforces in students the spirit of creative action. The curriculum of the Agri Business Management course is exciting, challenging and at the same time incorporates new teaching methodologies with all the modern facilities.