IN India Bachelor's Degree
Agri-Business and Market Access
Cost, price, buyers and getting paid properly.
What the course covers
8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.
-
- 1.1 Farming as an enterprise, not a lifestyle
- 1.2 Enterprise mix and diversification
- 1.3 Fixed and variable costs on a farm
- 1.4 Gross margin by enterprise
-
- 2.1 Cost of production per unit
- 2.2 Break-even yield, and break-even price
- 2.3 Where the margin actually sits
- 2.4 Benchmarking against other farms
-
- 3.1 How agricultural markets work
- 3.2 The chain from farm to consumer
- 3.3 Where value is captured, and by whom
- 3.4 Price formation and volatility
-
- 4.1 Selling to traders and processors
- 4.2 Cooperatives and collective marketing
- 4.3 Direct sales and short chains
- 4.4 Contracts and forward agreements
-
- 5.1 Quality standards and specification
- 5.2 Certification and audits
- 5.3 Traceability and record keeping
- 5.4 Consistency and volume commitments
-
- 6.1 Cash flow across a farming year
- 6.2 Credit, loans and input finance
- 6.3 Appraising an investment on a farm
- 6.4 Subsidies, grants and support schemes
-
- 7.1 Production, price and policy risk
- 7.2 Insurance and transferring risk
- 7.3 Diversifying income
- 7.4 Weather and climate risk
-
- 8.1 Adding value and processing
- 8.2 Branding, and telling the farm's story
- 8.3 Digital platforms and market information
- 8.4 Planning, succession and scale
What you will be able to do
By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:
- Farming as an enterprise, not a lifestyle
- Cost of production per unit
- How agricultural markets work
- Selling to traders and processors
- Cash flow across a farming year
- Adding value and processing
Why take it
Who it is for
Designed for
- Bachelor's Degree students in India
- Studying: B.Sc. Agriculture, B.Tech Food Technology, B.V.Sc. & AH, B.Sc. Forestry
- Recent graduates strengthening a CV
- Anyone working in this field without a formal qualification
What you need
- No prior course needed
- A phone, tablet or computer
- About two hours in total
- Each of the five courses stands alone
Questions
-
About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
-
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
-
Yes. This course is placed at Bachelor's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
-
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
-
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
-
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
-
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.
Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.