AGR423: Agribusiness Management / Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology

• Main Author: UiTM, Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology
• Format: Teaching Resource
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 2018
• Subjects: Curriculum; Universiti Teknologi MARA
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/75000/1/75000.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/75000/; https://aims.uitm.edu.my/

This course explores management functions and economics of agricultural organizations and operations, including input-output analysis, efficient allocation of resources, enterprise combinations, and budget analysis. A significant portion of the course will be devoted to human relationships in management. The course is designed to give the student selected perspectives in applying and integrating basic management skills and principles in agribusiness problem-solving and decision-making. A workable approach to management, built around the management functions of planning, organizing, controlling, and directing is the focus. The application of basic skills in economic analysis, marketing, communication, finance, facility operations, and personnel in the management process is illustrated and examined. The specific objective is to help students effectively apply and integrate learned skills and principles into the management process.