AGRIBUSINESS EDUCATION IN INDIA

V.P.S. AroraProfessor

G B Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India

Paradigm Shift in Education Scenario

From To

National Global Education

State Controlled Market Economy

Education for a few Education for All

Teacher centered Learner centered

One Time Education Life Long Education

General Education Market Driven

Drivers of Changes

• Rapid economic growth resulting in enhanced purchasing power and surging options to choose from.

• Emergence of Knowledge Economy and knowledge workers in the country.

• Expansion of communication and educational infrastructure.

• Liberalization of Regulatory structure

• Trends of Ranking of Educational instruction from domestic to global.

AGRIBUSINESS

Agribusiness is a generic term that refers to thevarious businesses involved in food production,including farming, seed supply, agrichemicals, farmmachinery, wholesaling and distribution, processing,marketing, trade and retailing

Marketing – Distribution

Sector

Processing –

Manufacturi

ng Sector

Agricultural

Input Sector

Production

Sector

Agribusiness System

FARM SUPPLIES

Seed Fertilizer

&

Chemicals

Machinery

&

Equipment

Petroleum Transportation Feed Feed

Farming

Processing

Industrial Food Retail Other

OtherSupermarkets Restaurants Institutions

BREAKDOWN OF THE INPUT, FARM, AND PRODUCT MARKET SECTORS

SIZE OF INDIAN AGRIBUSINESS (2004-05)

Agricultural products marketed at the first point of sale:Rs.5053 billion

Farm inputs marketed : Rs 727 billion Agro-processed products: Rs 4169 billion

Value addition from trade and hotels and restaurantactivities has been estimated as Rs4178 billion and Rs416billion

Imported agricultural or processed products: Rs228 billion

The total Indian agribusiness: Rs 11.43 trillion or Rs 11,43,000 crores

AGRIBUSINESSEDUCATION

Agribusiness Management Education IIMA G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology set up an independent faculty,

named as College of Agribusiness Management (CABM) Tamil Nadu Agricultural University MANAGE, Hyderabad IIMA remodeled its earlier Agricultural Management programme into Agribusiness

Management Programme Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) A N G R Agriculture University, Hyderabad C S Azad Agriculture University, Kanpur IIML UAS, Dharwar UAS, Bangalore CCS Haryana Agriculture University, Hissar Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana

Skills and knowledge utilized by agribusiness manager

Agricultural production and propagation of animals, animal products, plants, plant products,forests, and forest products.

The provision of services associated with agricultural production and the manufacture anddistribution of supplies used in agricultural production.

The design, installation, repair, operation, servicing of machinery equipment, and powersources, and construction of structures used in agricultural production.

Any activity related to the inspecting, processing, and marketing of agricultural products andprimary by products.

Any aspect of greenhouse, nursery, land scaping, and other ornamental horticulturaloperation.

The conservation, propagation, improvement, and utilization of renewable natural resources.

The multiple uses of forestlands and resources.

Major Stakeholders

• Faculty- Core, associate, as well as visiting• Students – domestic as well as foreigners • Alumni• Staff – non teaching • Board of Governors or Advisors • Recruiters – existing as well as potential

Quality Parameters

• Governance

• Inputs

• Process

• Facilities

• Output

Student Profile and Admissions

Curriculum Structure and Delivery

the instructional methodology and the evaluation system ofboth students and teachers.

optimum use of Information and CommunicationTechnology (ICT)

the continuous performance evaluation system thrust on self-study by students to keep them in a

continuous learning frame. continuous feedback from students on instructional quality

and curriculum needs direct faculty - student interaction sessions in this regard

prove very useful. a number of extra-curricular activities are also organized for

fuller personality development of students.

Industry focused electives

– Farm Engineering Industry

– Food Industry

– Hi-tech Agriculture

– Horticulture Industry

– Input Supply Industry

– Livestock Industry

– Vet-Pharmaceutical Industry

Internship

• Two months’ industry sponsored summerproject- provides exposure to the workingcorporate environment and its client besidesunderstanding of agribusiness research

• Three Months’ Research Project- providesopportunity to identify, formulate, plan andget sponsorship of a project and conductresearch on problem of importance

• Short Term Projects

Internship

• Why Important?– Both parties check the other out

– Agribusiness firm – student’s skills, fit

– Student – type of company, job, potential pay, networking, practical experience

• How Structured?– Goals & objectives

– Reporting

– Responsibilities

– Academic credit or not?

Internship

• Goals & objectives– What the student wants to get from experience

– What university desires student to achieve

– What the agribusiness firm desires

• Reporting– Regular report

• Weekly or monthly

• Written – mailed or e-mailed

Internship

• Responsibilities

– Stipend Paid –Quite Often

– Housing – Sponsor sometime assists

– Student is normally not exposed to confidential data

• Site Visits

– Cements relationships – University/Agribusiness

– “Field trip” for supervising professor

• Learn about products, services

• Management methods/tools

THANKS