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Management and Marketing in the Agrifood Sector

 

 

Program Duration

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5 Days

Program Date

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12-16 May, 2012

Program Location

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Cairo, Egypt

Program Fees

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US$ 3500/Per Person

 

 

 Program Intoduction:

 

The aim of this course is to give an introduction in the concepts and techniques of management and marketing applied to the agrifood sector. this course is learning to understand and apply the principles of economics, marketing and management in the food and agribusiness sector. The distribution of knowledge and insights in economic principles, Advanced marketing issues pertain to marketing research, marketing planning and marketing strategy. Agribusiness management issues deal with analysis of the business environment, strategic management and chain management. All issues are applied to cases in the food and agricultural sector, which hold for either developing or developed economies.

 

Program Objectives:

  • To gain insights in economics, management and marketing terminology and principles in food chains

  • To learn advanced marketing issues like market and marketing research, planning and strategy

  • To understand the role of food markets and market organization

  • To learn to apply management and marketing principles in practice

  • To learn principles of environment analysis, strategy development and chain management

 Program Outlines:

  • The following concepts are covered and applied for the agrifood sector:
    Demand (consumer behaviour, business markets, market research)
  • Supply (innovation, entrepreneurship)
  • Costs and revenues (costs, revenues, budget types)
    Investment analysis (time value of money, net present value, break-even analysis)
  • Operations (production, inventory, logistics, inputs)
  • Marketing (market segmentation, positioning, product, price, promotion, place)
  • Finance (financial statements, evaluation, loans)
  • Strategy and organization (strategic planning, value chains, business organization)
  • Human resources
  • Quality (quality management, process control)
  • Corporate responsibility (stakeholder management, sustainability)
  • Market and marketing research
  • Marketing planning
  • Marketing strategy
  • Analysis of the business environment
  • Strategic management in SMEs
  • Food chains, Quality management, and Chain management
  • Capita selecta: contemporary issues in food and agribusiness