Full Time Post Graduate Programmes (PGP)
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Two Year Post-Graduate Programme in Agri & Food Business Management
The Need
 Indian economy is an agrarian economy and the ongoing structural changes in the economy have resulted in major alterations in the Indian agricultural scenario.
- The supremacy of subsistence orientation is yielding place to commercialization, opening up enormous opportunities for value addition, packaging and export of agricultural and food products with extensive application of new age technology.
- The policies of globalization have taken Indian agriculture to the global market, creating diverse opportunities as well as challenges in the field of agriculture as well as food section.
- There is a major demand for skilled professionals in both Agri as well as food units and these factors are requiring significant demands for managerial skills in both Agri and Food industries
The Scope
- The liberalisation policies of the Government and the establishment of WTO have created more opportunities for globalising our agriculture creating a major opportunity for businesses to access exciting new technologies while supplying their own products to the dynamic world market.
- In no sector is this more realistic than for agribusiness, with the growing dismantling of subsidies, private public partnerships, technological leaps, and changing consumer preferences.
- These developments have challenged the operational models in food chain and also expedited the need for development of core competencies.
- There are clear indications that certain sectors such as floriculture, aquaculture, poultry, processing of fruits and vegetables are reaping the benefits of advanced technology.
- The MITCOM enables the recruiters to access huge databank of agri professionals and match profiles according to their specifications.
- At the same time, it facilitates the job seekers to achieve dream jobs in distinct fields of agriculture and provides latest and instant information on changes in agriculture.
- The entrepreneurs or organisation engaged in such ventures are on the look for competent and trained agribusiness managers.
- Food Processing Industry is the 4th largest industry in the world and it contributes around U.S. $ 16000 billion business.
Industry Growth Figures
| Sr. No. | Particulars | Rs.Crore | USD($) Million |
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| 1 | Fish and fish preparation | 3468 | 791 |
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| 2 | Meat and meat preparation | 1306 | 298 |
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| 3 | Fruit, vegetable and pulses | 1741 | 405 |
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| 4 | Miscellaneous processed Foods | 770 | 176 |
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| 5 | Retail Industry | | |
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| – Wal-Mart (6189 Stores worldwide) | 2138 | 488 |
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| – Home Depot (2090 Stores worldwide) | 451 | 103 |
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| – Kroger (4163 Stores worldwide) | 377 | 86 |
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