Today the Indian agricultural sector is undergoing a structural transformation which can be described as "Industrialization of Agriculture".
Traditional and subsistence agriculture are changing into a commercial venture encompassing the whole gamut of activities form farming to retailing. The gradual transformation of agriculture into agribusiness helps revitalizing and strengthening distribution as well as retailing channels requiring values added products. This process develops effective and viable supply chain models for transformation of raw materials and components into various finished products to be delivered to the end customers. The private sector has identified it as a sunrise sector and has started investing in the value chain and is getting closer to the farmer.
The emerging avenues in retail, food processing, trade, agri-finance, warehousing, rural credit, rural development etc. demands efficient managers to shoulder responsibilities of diversified nature. Looking to these emerging areas, the RAU, Pusa has designed the course of MBA(Agribusiness) to provide an ideal learning environment, practical interaction with industry and adequate field expo­sure to enable young, enterprising agribusiness professional to meet the needs of growing industry.
Our endeavor is to make this programme not only challenging but also invigorating and enjoyable. Whether you are a recent graduate wishing to develop a career path or whether you are an experienced candidate returning to study, this course is for you.
My best wishes to all the young aspirants who are interested in pursuing the MBA (Agri-business) Programme for the academic session 2009-10.