MGMT 222
The Agribusiness Environment
Course overview
You’ll discover how different components of the agribusiness chains for selected Aotearoa-New Zealand sourced products are interlinked, and how these components affect one another.
Course information
| Prerequisites and Restrictions | You must satisfy the following requirement(s):
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| Available semesters | Semester 2 2024 |
| Credits | 15 |
| Domestic fees | $898.00 |
What you will learn
After successfully completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the fields of knowledge relevant to the different stages of global agribusiness and food value chains.
- Describe in-depth multi- and inter-disciplinary nature of the bio-physical environment and biological production systems and the impact these have on agribusiness and food supply chains.
- Explain the characteristics of agricultural, horticultural and other agribusiness industries.
- Be aware of the challenges and constraints of the application of marketing principles to agri- food products.
- Know the different approaches and dimensions of sustainability relevant to different stakeholders in global agribusiness and food marketing issues.
- Apply appropriate approaches, methods and tools to analyse, evaluate and solve problems related to real world agricultural production management issues.
- Integrate theory and practice from different disciplines to demonstrate a whole of supply chain perspective to complex social, economic and technical aspects of global food systems.
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