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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Agribusiness Management
AGRI6028Y(1)
75
30
6

Description
A review of farm management concepts and principles. The manager's environment (legal, social, political, economic, environmental). The nature of farmers' goals and objectives. The concept and principles of planning. Budgeting techniques: profit and loss budget, partial budget, cashflow budget, balance sheet. Optimisation techniques in management : Linear Programming. Use of Solver (Microsoft Excel). The nature of agricultural decision-making. The decision-making process. Agricultural enterprise control: Principles and Practices. Evaluation of agribusiness performance : comparative agribusiness analysis, balance sheet analysis. The farm business survey. Budgetary control. Class exercises, case studies and seminars.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE Combination of APS & AFS
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: Kajol Jogarah
Telephone: 4037400
Email: k.jogarah@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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