The Collaborative Institute for Global Agribusiness
Locations
At AACSB-accredited ESPAE - Graduate School of Management, in the city of Guayaquil, students learn from experts in agribusiness and live in one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. A top exporter of bananas, cocoa, shrimp and flowers, Ecuador is also home to innovative programmes such as SocioBosque, a national initiative that distributes $7 million annually to help communities implement sustainable agriculture.
TCAI Tejon Communication & Action International Ltda, The Brazilian Agribusiness Association (ABAG) and FECAP Business School, the Institute’s partners in São Paulo, offer students connections with companies such as Tereos, the global leader in sugar production. Brazil has dramatically increased agricultural production in recent years, and agribusiness now accounts for one-third of the country’s jobs and nearly a quarter of its GDP.
The Nantes campus of triple-accredited Audencia is at the crossroads of Loire-Atlantique and Brittany, France’s two most important agricultural regions. Nantes is also home to the nation’s largest concentration of SMEs and multinational agribusiness companies and Europe’s largest concentration of agribusiness cooperation. Many of the largest organisations in the sector are Audencia partners.
Based in Nairobi, Kenya, United States International University Africa (USIU) is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and Commission for University Education (CHE). USIU-Africa is aligned with Audencia’s values of innovation, cooperation and responsibility. The university is committed to improving management and leadership capacity of small-scale agribusiness entrepreneurs. Pooling together expertise, academic knowhow and regional and global foothold, USIU contributes to global educational and research projects in agribusiness.
The School of Agriculture of the University of Ghana impacts national agricultural development through quality teaching, research and integrating system-wide innovations to realise tangible and practical results. The School of Agriculture, within the College of Basic and Applied Sciences, consists of six academic departments and three research centres, namely; Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, Agricultural Extension, Animal Science, Crop Science, Soil Science, Family & Consumer Sciences, Forest & Horticulture Research Centre, Soil & Irrigation Research Centre and Livestock & Poultry Research Centre. These divisions within the School encourage multi-disciplinary and collaborative approaches to research and teaching, thereby aiding the achievement of set objectives.
Components
Degree programmes
The Institute offers standard degree programmes such as:
MSc in Food and Agribusiness Management, a double degree programme that prepares future managers to responsibly address agribusiness challenges using innovation
Get it touch with us if you’d like to partner in creating a boundary-pushing program in the field of agribusiness. We have experience working with academic, corporate and scientific partners.
Executive education
The focus of the Institute’s Nantes location, these programmes offer leaders in agribusiness the skills they need to design creative solutions, promote change and remain at the top of their field. Audencia has 40 years’ experience in executive education and trains more than 3,000 leaders, managers and experts each year. We offer expertise in tailor-made program development for institutions such as NEOVIA, TERRENA and INVIVO, and our students span from corporate executives to small-scale farmers.
In-company programmes
Institute faculty also provide custom, in-house training for companies in agribusiness.
The institute has expertise working with large cooperatives, agribusiness groups and retail partners on projects including research, training and strategic planning and implementation. Work is guided by the key values of innovation, cooperation and responsibility.
The Institute surveys leaders in agribusiness and publishes regular reports measuring the perspectives and developments of the agricultural economy, including economic indicators such as farmland values and commodity prices.
The Institute’s work includes think-tank and other research projects designed to identify and explore trends and best practices in the sector. Areas of expertise include energy and green logistics, support models for entrepreneurial farmers, agricultural risk management, marketing and adding value to agricultural products, aquaculture and more.
Contact and Partnering: Contact us about forming academic, corporate or scientific partnerships.