Fall 2023 Agribusiness Management

AREC 428
Closed
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Assistant Professor
(2)
5
Timeline
  • September 25, 2023
    Experience start
  • December 1, 2023
    Experience end
Experience
3 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Agriculture, Business & management, Consumer goods & services, Environment, Food & beverage
Categories
Communications Market research Project management Competitive analysis Product or service launch
Skills
executive presentations financial analysis business analysis management economics
Learner goals and capabilities

Are 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
Undergraduate
Any level
20 learners
Project
40 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

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
  • September 25, 2023
    Experience start
  • December 1, 2023
    Experience end
Project Examples

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:

  • Financial analysis of an indoor farm
  • Customer and competitor analysis of an ag advisor
  • Product and market evaluation of an agricultural DNA technology
  • Quantitative and qualitative risk analysis of a farming business