Overview
The AgMP creates a unique environment that provides each participant with the individual insight, coaching, strategies, and leadership skills needed to achieve better decisions and results for their company. Theory and action learning (including experiential and practical) are merged to provide a stimulating experience for participants on the AgMP. This intensive programme is for agribusiness managers and players in the agriculture value chain who seek practical skills and solutions to challenges in their organisations/businesses. Its content and design are based on a comprehensive analysis and innovative design process developed in collaboration with practitioners and experts in the agribusiness industry.
Learning Objectives and Benefits
Participants on this programme will:
- Gain exposure to current global, regional, and domestic trends and market realities to enhance strategic capabilities and planning.
- Understand the changing roles of policymakers and government agencies in shaping the value chain.
- Adopt an action learning approach, with an emphasis on skills development and application of learning to field-based projects in your organisation.
- Use strategic planning tools and management strategies to utilise the growing opportunities for processed food.
- Understand the value chain linkages and players to inform the design of appropriate financial instruments.
Who should attend
The AgMP is for company executives and managers with decision-making power, professionals in charge of considerable portfolios and projects within their organisation. This covers a range of stakeholders across the agricultural sector including:
- Development Organisations/NGO’s
- Producer/Farmer Organisations
- Agribusiness Corporations
- Policymakers/Government Agencies
- Entrepreneurs
- Value Chain Players
- Financial Institutions
Structure and Curriculum
Module 1: Critical and Strategic Thinking in Agribusiness
- Why Agribusiness and not Agriculture?
- Systems, Strategic and Dynamic thinking in Agribusiness
- Agribusiness- Sector Analysis
- Agribusiness- Sector Value Chain Analysis
- Analysis of Business Problem in Agribusiness
- Farm Tour/Visit
- Action Learning Project
The class would go on a field learning trip with the complete agriculture value chain: from production to packaging. The chosen farm can be in Nigeria or a neighbouring country. The cost of the trip is not included in the programme fee.
Module 2: Entrepreneurial Mindset & Positioning
- The Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Opportunity Assessment in Agribusiness Value Chain
- Agribusiness Models
- Quantitative Decision Making
- Financial Planning in Agribusiness
- Financial Simulation Model in Agribusiness
- The Business Model Canvass
- Resource Marshalling
- Action Learning Project
Module 3: Operational Excellence
- Route to Market
- Tracking Performance in Agribusiness
- Food Standards & Safety
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Understanding the Export Segment
- Systems and Processes in Agribusiness
- Action Learning Project
Admission process
- Complete an application form online or make a request to execedsales@lbs.edu.ng
- All applications undergo a thorough screening process prior to confirmation of admission
- The Programme Manager will get in touch with you as soon as an admission is granted.
Faculty
Academic Director
Dr Adedeji is a dynamic visionary, entrepreneurial academic and business owner with expertise and interest in using advanced technology to create value in every sector of the global agricultural value chain in which he has 30 years’ experience from 3 continents spanning product development and trademarks of over 30 new foods, beverages, and confectionery, flavor and fragrance products.
As the pioneer Chief Executive Officer of Teragro, the agribusiness subsidiary of The Transnational Corporation of Nigeria, Transcorp, he set-up the first commercial juice concentrate factory and business in Nigeria that supplied concentrates to the Coca-Cola company in Nigeria. He is an agribusiness turnaround expert and strategist with world class technical know-how and skills.
Dr Adedeji is an entrepreneur, scientist, innovator and business owner with strong interest in value added agro-industrial business enterprises in Africa and the USA, he is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Easysauces Nigeria Limited, owners of the Obe SauceTM trademark, Manufacturers of Obe sauce, a processed tomato based sauce. Easysauces operates a state of the art manufacturing plant located in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos.
Dr Ojadi has consulted widely for many companies (including banks, food and beverage and
distribution and retail companies, urban transport development) in the areas of procurement
improvement and logistics and supply chain optimisation. He is a member of the Editorial Board
of the South African-based Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management. Dr Frank Ojadi obtained a bachelors degree in Engineering Physics from University of Ife in 1981 (now Obafemi Awolowo University), MBA from the Maarstricht School of Management, Netherlands and PhD in Transport Economics from the department of Transport and Supply Chain Management of the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Isaac is a Senior Fellow at the Strategy, Entrepreneurship and SPEB Department of Lagos Business School and an Adjunct Faculty, Strategy & Corporate Governance at Strathmore Business School, Nairobi, Kenya. Currently Isaac is Chairman of Boctrust Microfinance Bank Limited, Chairman Fastizers Foods and Confectionery Limited, and Board Director for Beta Computers Limited, Park City Homes Limited and IDC Farms Limited. In the past, he served as Director for Thomas Wyatts Plc. and Vice-Chairman of Red Star Express Plc.
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Upcoming Sessions and Contact
For more information, please call Afolabi on 07019900756 or send an email to execedsales@lbs.edu.ng
