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Business and Entrepreneurship

Agribusiness Management

Run a farm or agricultural enterprise as a business by choosing the right enterprise, costing production, finding reliable buyers, managing risk and writing a plan you can take to a lender.

Level
Beginner
Format
Written, self-paced
Length
About 6 hours
Lessons
15
Modules
4
Certificate
Yes, verifiable
Last updated
October 2026

About this course

Learn to run a farm or agricultural enterprise as a business: choosing enterprises, costing production, finding markets, managing risk and keeping records.

Self-paced written course: text lessons, practical exercises, module quizzes and a final project, delivered online. No video and no live tutor.

What you will learn

  • Map the value chain for a farm product and identify where you can capture more value.
  • Select a farm enterprise by scoring market demand, resources, capital, labour and risk.
  • Keep simple farm records and use them to calculate cost of production per unit and gross margins.
  • Compare finance options such as SACCOs, banks and input credit and match loans to their purpose.
  • Evaluate buyers, contracts and cooperatives on net price, payment terms and reliability.
  • Prepare a complete agribusiness plan with a cash flow, bad-case test and risk register for one enterprise.

Curriculum

Module 1Farming as a Business4 lessons
  1. 1The Agribusiness Value Chain4 min read Free preview
  2. 2Choosing an Enterprise: Crops, Livestock or Value Addition3 min read
  3. 3Assessing Land, Water and Inputs4 min read
  4. 4Writing a Simple Farm Business Plan3 min read
  5. QuizModule quiz, 4 questions
Module 2Costs, Records and Finance4 lessons
  1. 5Farm Records That Actually Get Used3 min read
  2. 6Calculating Cost of Production per Unit3 min read
  3. 7Gross Margin Analysis for Farm Enterprises3 min read
  4. 8Financing Options: SACCOs, Banks and Input Credit3 min read
  5. QuizModule quiz, 4 questions
Module 3Markets and Selling4 lessons
  1. 9Understanding Buyers: Brokers, Processors and Supermarkets3 min read
  2. 10Contract Farming and Aggregation3 min read
  3. 11Pricing, Grading and Post-Harvest Handling3 min read
  4. 12Using Cooperatives and Producer Groups3 min read
  5. QuizModule quiz, 4 questions
Module 4Risk and Growth3 lessons
  1. 13Managing Weather, Pest and Price Risk3 min read
  2. 14Agricultural Insurance and Diversification3 min read
  3. 15Course Project: Agribusiness Plan for One Enterprise3 min read
  4. QuizModule quiz, 4 questions

Final project

Agribusiness Plan for One Enterprise. A practical brief with ordered steps, what to produce and how to check your own work. You confirm it in your learner area.

Who it is for

  • Farmers who want to treat their farm as a profitable business.
  • Agripreneurs planning a new crop, livestock or value addition enterprise.
  • Cooperative officials and agricultural staff who advise farmers.

Not for you if you already work confidently with everything in the curriculum below. Look at the other business and entrepreneurship courses instead.

Requirements

  • No prior business training is needed; basic arithmetic is enough.
  • A notebook or a spreadsheet program such as Excel or Google Sheets for records and calculations.
  • Access to a farm or a planned enterprise you can gather real information about is helpful for the exercises.

What is included

  • 15 written lessons
  • 15 practical exercises
  • 4 module quizzes
  • A final project
  • Certificate of completion with a verification code
  • Lifetime access to what you buy

Questions about this course

What do I need before I start?

No prior business training is needed; basic arithmetic is enough. A notebook or a spreadsheet program such as Excel or Google Sheets for records and calculations. Access to a farm or a planned enterprise you can gather real information about is helpful for the exercises.

What device do I need?

A phone, tablet or computer with a modern web browser and an internet connection. Lessons are written, so they work on slow connections.

How long do I have access?

Lifetime access to the full course or to any module you buy. All Access and Teams give 12 months of access to every course.

Can I get a refund?

Yes: a full refund within 14 days of purchase if you have completed less than 30% of the course (or of the module, for a single module). Read the refund policy.

Should I buy a module or the full course?

A module (USD 10) unlocks that module's lessons and quiz. The full course (USD 39) unlocks everything and leads to the certificate. If you buy modules first, each one you own is credited at USD 10 when you buy the full course.

Which currency will I pay in?

US dollars (USD). Prices include all taxes where applicable. Your bank may apply its own conversion fee. Card payment is being set up with our bank. After you place your order we email you payment instructions within one working day; your access starts as soon as payment is confirmed.

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