Besides, there is a postgraduate course, *an MBA in Agribusiness Management, that* is for educational purposes where the main concentration is the student's field of interests in both agricultural and business sectors. Once more, the difference between course aims, curriculum, and postgraduate outcome varies greatly from the other parallel course: *M.Sc. in Agribusiness Management.* The following comparison will be an in-depth comparison:
1. MBA in Agribusiness Management
Focus:
The MBA course is the integration of business administration and management skills coupled with leadership skills in the agribusiness industry. Core MBA subjects related to finance, marketing, and operations are integrated with topics related to agriculture.
Objective:
Those students who specialize in managerial and leadership activities in agribusiness sectors.
Curriculum:
Business Administration: Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Operations.
Agribusiness: Supply Chain Management, Agri-Marketing, Rural Development, Agri-Policy.
Eligibility :
Widely accepted in all colleges with a bachelor's in any field with suitable entrance tests, which are CAT, MAT, and college entrance exams.
*Duration: *
Typically 2 years.
Jobs:
Agribusiness Manager, Agri-Marketing Specialist, Supply Chain Analyst.
Organizations: multinationals in agribusiness and FMCG companies, banks as well as NGOs.
More academically oriented with a research-based approach and at the broad base of a larger framework with agricultural science, economics, and policy analysis.
-Objective
Prepares students to take up technical analysis and research works in association with agribusiness-related works
-Curriculum
Agriculture core
Crop Production
Soil Science
Agricultural Economics
Business course
Agri-Marketing
Rural finance
Policy research
Eligibility
The candidate must have a Bachelor's degree in agriculture or other relevant fields like B.Sc. Agriculture or Horticulture, etc.
Duration
It takes about 2 years.
Careers
Jobs: agricultural economist, research scientist, policy analyst.
Organisations: institutes of research, universities, government, and NGOs
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# *Key differences*
Attribute MBA in Agribusiness Management M.Sc. in Agribusiness Management
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| Focus | Business and management |Agriculuture Science and research
| Approach | Pragmatic and Industry-Driven | Academic and Research-Driven
| Eligibility | All graduates can apply | preferably an agriculture/science graduate
| Career Roles | Managerial/executive-level positions | Research, policy-making and technical roles
| Employers | Corporates, FMCGs, banks and others | Government, academia and research bodies
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They're not equal at all. For starters, there is a curriculum difference and sometimes even fields of specialization. MBA, after all, has a greater inclination towards being management-oriented rather than M.Sc., which appears more science- or research-orientated.
Of course, this requires an MBA whereby targeting managerial positions in the agribusiness corporations gets involved; in the event you target your research efforts, policymaking, or academic input, then you have the M.Sc. in consideration.
