Overview
The Agribusiness Management Programme (AgMP) is an intensive program designed for agribusiness managers, leaders, company executives, financial professionals with large portfolio and projects, agribusiness investors, stakeholders in the Agricultural sector including farmers, policymakers, value chain players, founders, entrepreneurs and fintech managers and executives with interest in developing technology solutions in Agribusiness. It combines theory and practical learning to equip participants with the skills, attitude, mindset transformation and strategies needed to improve decision-making and attainment of positive business results.
Upon completion, participants receive the Lagos Business School Agribusiness Management Program Certificate, gain membership and inclusion in the AgMP online Alumni group and forum of 25 Cohorts with opportunity to interact, discuss contemporary ideas, solutions on diverse agribusiness topics and innovations on a daily basis.
Upon completing this executive programme, you will be admitted into the prestigious Lagos Business School Alumni Association, an exclusive global network of over 9,000 members across the private and public sectors with active chapters in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, United States of America, and Canada.
Learning Objectives and Benefits
Participants on this programme will:
1. Broaden and deepen participants understanding of Agribusiness Value Chains, by integrating the theories with action learning, practical skill and solutions to challenges in their business enterprises and organizations
2. Accelerate mind-set transformation in leading and trailblazing African Agribusiness renaissance with a strong focus on peer-to-peer and experiential learning.
3. Activate situational awareness that leads to innovative and technology driven action learning proposal and implementation to gain invaluable feedback from experts and peers.
4. Gain exposure to current global, regional, and domestic trends and market realities to enhance strategic capabilities and planning.
5. Understand the changing roles of policymakers and government agencies in shaping value chains.
6. Adopt an action learning approach, with an emphasis on skills development and application of learning to field-based projects in your organization.
7. 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 organization. This covers a range of stakeholders across the agricultural sector including:
1. Financial Institutions
2. Agribusiness Corporations and Multinationals
3. Institutional and retail investors in Agribusiness production, processing, sales, marketing and service sectors
4. Agribusiness Founders, Angel investors, Entrepreneurs, Producer/Farmer organizations.
5. Development Organisations/NGOs, agribusiness development agencies.
6. Policymakers/Government Agencies and Value Chain players
Structure and Curriculum
This program consists of three modules:
Module 1: Strategic Thinking, Mindset Transformation and Agricultural Value Chains (Virtual)
● Overview of Nigeria Agricultural sector, understanding the crop and livestock subsectors, technology, innovation and value addition opportunities in individual value chains
● Sessions on Cash crop and staple crops value chains in the economy such as Cocoa, Oil Palm, Cashew, Cassava, Rice, Tomato and Peppers, Citrus, Ginger, Maize, Sorghum, millet and Sesame
● Sessions on developments in Livestock production in cattle, dairy, beef, Poultry, pigs, aquaculture value chains and urban farming
Module 2- Entrepreneurial Positioning and Operational Excellence (Hybrid)
This module is on Entrepreneurial mind-set transformation with focus to unlock the positive attitude and mind-set that produces and sustains success in Agribusiness.
● Converts the value chain learning into sustainable business enterprises and practice. To have a deep understanding of Operational excellence in Agribusiness leadership.
● Fundamentals of Product development as foundation in value addition, creation of value and repositioning Agriculture from commodity trading to value added agribusiness enterprises
● This module includes case studies in Agribusiness enterprises, new concepts in Agribusiness, Agribusiness financing options, Farm finance, financial simulation and management, farm management in crops and livestock, marketing and sales plans, Quality management, food handling, safety, regulations, standards and certifications, logistics and supply chain management, exports and exports management sessions.
● Additional Session facilitator of 2-3 Leading local and international successful Industry Leaders to share practical real world solutions and ideas.
Module 3- Global and Local Field Experience (Field work)
● This is an intensive practical program to visit successful small, medium and large scale agribusiness and multinational Farms, Firms and factories involved in sustainable agribusiness enterprises in Nigeria and African Countries. This module is heavy on experiential learning, peer to peer learning and interactions in local and international environments.
● It’s an opportunity to visit, meet, interact and network with practitioners in the field, learn from their experiences, develop practical solutions to some challenges and build a Network of global agricultural experts and practitioners.
● Potential Visits to Kano, Ibadan, Rwanda, Kenya and South Africa.
● Participants will be required to submit a short, concise and compelling business plan of their choice developed from experiences and learning from the course.
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
