Agribusiness Management
Timeline
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September 27, 2020Experience start
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October 8, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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October 22, 20202 week check-in
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November 5, 2020Midway check in
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November 19, 20206 week check in
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December 3, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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September 27, 2020Experience start
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October 8, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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October 22, 20202 week check-in
Students to provide short summary of completed thus far.
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November 5, 2020Midway check in
Students to report on work progress thus far + outlining any challenges. Employers to provide initial feedback to instructor.
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November 19, 20206 week check in
Students to submit an initial first draft of the report, will receive feedback from the instructor.
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December 3, 2020Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Accounting Market research Operations Project management Product or service launchSkills
business analytics economic analysis competitive analysis sales & marketing business strategyAre you looking for interested individuals to provide economic and business-related insights into your agricultural company?
Our 4th year BA students are eager to assess your agricultural practices on a variety of aspects. Students can provide a business analysis, that takes business management practices, as well as a range of different financial analyses and recommendations into account. All aspects of the student work will be tailored to the business issue as you have identified it.
If interested, you'll be taking on a group of students for a multi-week project.
Learners
The exact nature and scope of the deliverables will depend on your company's need and wants. Students in general will provide:
- A detailed report, including analysis and recommendations
- An executive presentation, outlining the high level findings
Project timeline
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September 27, 2020Experience start
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October 8, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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October 22, 20202 week check-in
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November 5, 2020Midway check in
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November 19, 20206 week check in
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December 3, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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September 27, 2020Experience start
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October 8, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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October 22, 20202 week check-in
Students to provide short summary of completed thus far.
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November 5, 2020Midway check in
Students to report on work progress thus far + outlining any challenges. Employers to provide initial feedback to instructor.
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November 19, 20206 week check in
Students to submit an initial first draft of the report, will receive feedback from the instructor.
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December 3, 2020Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Students can work on a variety of topics. They have been trained to work on the following aspects of agribusiness:
- Firm expansion
- Corporate strategy and Stakeholder analysis
- Investment analysis
- International business
- Corporate social responsibility
- Break even analysis
- Sustainability
Previous examples of work completed include:
- SWOT analyses of palm-oil agribusinesses in Indonesia
- Porter's 5 forces for Canadian crop agribusinesses
- Quantitative and qualitative risk analysis of a farming business
- An investment analysis of a livestock enterprise
- Supply chain analysis of an ag-tech startup and a vertical farm
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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September 27, 2020Experience start
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October 8, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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October 22, 20202 week check-in
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November 5, 2020Midway check in
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November 19, 20206 week check in
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December 3, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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September 27, 2020Experience start
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October 8, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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October 22, 20202 week check-in
Students to provide short summary of completed thus far.
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November 5, 2020Midway check in
Students to report on work progress thus far + outlining any challenges. Employers to provide initial feedback to instructor.
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November 19, 20206 week check in
Students to submit an initial first draft of the report, will receive feedback from the instructor.
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December 3, 2020Experience end