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This cross-sectional study was carried out in March 2011, in Keshunga and Kashongi sub-counties in Kirhura District.  In Keshunga sub-county, six farmers were purposively selected by the leadership of Amate gaitu cooperative, based on their previous participation in AgShare pilot study. Kahongi sub-county was included in this study due to the high prevalence of brucellosis reported in previously (Kato and Nakavuma, 2010). Six farms were randomly selected Kashongi subcounty by the area veterinarian.

The main objective of this module is to develop your understanding and skills to successfully manage the marketing of agricultural and food products in a global, ever-changing, competitive and sometimes even in a hostile environment. The module specifically aims at:

• Acquainting you with the generic concepts of Marketing Management.

• Providing you with an overview of marketing of agricultural commodities and products.

• Making you appreciate the important decisions to take during the management of each element of the marketing mix: product, pricing, place, and promotion.

• Making you recognise the power and influence of consumers on market segmentation.

• Imparting you with skills to assess the performance of the marketing systems of agricultural commodities and products.

In addition to expanding agricultural land area and intensifying crop yields, increasing the global trade of agricultural products is one mechanism that humanity has adopted to meet the nutritional demands of a growing population. However, climate change will affect the distribution of agricultural production and, therefore, food supply and global markets. Here we quantify the structural changes in the global agricultural trade network under the two contrasting greenhouse gas emissions scenarios by coupling seven Global Gridded Crop Models and five Earth System Models to a global dynamic economic model. Our results suggest that global trade patterns of agricultural commodities may be significantly different from today’s reality with or without carbon mitigation. More specifically, the agricultural trade network becomes more centralised under the high CO2 emissions scenario, with a few regions dominating the markets. Under the carbon mitigation scenario, the trade network is more distributed and more regions are involved as either importers or exporters. Theoretically, the more distributed the structure of a network, the less vulnerable the system is to climatic or institutional shocks. Mitigating CO2 emissions has the co-benefit of creating a more stable agricultural trade system that may be better able to reduce food insecurity.

This Farmers’ Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its intention is to provide access to additional skills and knowledge that will allow farmers to move from a 'farm' to a 'firm'. The orientation module provides a module and lesson overview, study methodology, timetables and bibliographic information on the course.

This Farmers’ Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its intention is to provide access to additional skills and knowledge that will allow farmers to move from a 'farm' to a 'firm'. This lesson describes Kenya's agricultural set-up, the role of producers in the agricultural sector and the differences between public and private sector contributions to agriculture.

This resource guide is a compendium of the individual handbooks that were prepared for the AgShare university partners. It is subdivided into sections, such as lecture materials, student readings, websites, and video.

This Farmers’ Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its intention is to provide access to additional skills and knowledge that will allow farmers to move from a 'farm' to a 'firm'. The module is subdivided into five sections: 

• Module 1: Structure of Agricultural Sector and Policies
• Module 2: Sustainable Agriculture
• Module 3: Entrepreneurship
• Module 4: ICT in Support of Agriculture, and 
• Module 5: Agribusiness Management for Farmer Organisations.

These modules can be studied in any particular order although the lessons within each module should be accessed in their correct order. (Click here for suggested approaches.)

To access the PDF version click here. You can download a case studies from here as well. 

If you are an instructor/lecturer using the Agribusiness case studies and wish to access the teaching notes click here.

This Farmers' Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its intention is to provide access to provide access to additional skills and knowledge that will allow farmers to move from a 'farm' to a 'firm'. This is a pdf of all the 5 modules in the course. (4MB). The module is subdivided into five sections, Module 1: Structure of Agricultural Sector and Policies, Module 2: Sustainable Agriculture, Module 3: Entrepreneurship, 4: ICT in Support of Agriculture, and Module 5: Agribusiness Management for Farmer Organisations. 



These modules can be studied in any particular order although the lessons within each module should be accessed in their correct order. (Click here for suggested approaches.) The lessons are most effective if learners access the materials working in small groups of four or five.

To access the multimedia version click here. You can download a case studies from here as well. 

If you are an instructor/lecturer using this materials and case studies and wish to access the teaching notes click here.