Entrepreneurial Agriculture

This Agricultural Entrepreneurship certificate will provide you with foundational skills in agribusiness management and operations as well as the opportunity to explore and develop an entrepreneurial mindset critical to future success. In addition to the agribusiness training, you’ll also be exposed to concepts of entrepreneurial thought/process, and experiential learning through identifying entrepreneurial problems, finding solutions and making connections beyond the classroom.

Entrepreneurship in agriculture is the creation of innovative economic organization for the purpose of growth or gain under conditions of risk and uncertainty in agriculture.

Agricultural entrepreneurship in addition to profit making prepares one for self-employment in agricultural occupation thus making agricultural occupations fit into the framework of entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurial skills in agriculture can be learnt for those subjected to it to increasingly engage in agribusiness and be self-employed.

As productivity increases and placing one in successful agribusiness, the people are empowered economically and socially. It was therefore recommended that agricultural entrepreneurship education be embraced for employment generation and community empowerment.

Career opportunities

• Farm to Table Supplier
• Direct Marketing Farmer
• Agricultural Salesperson