DCP2207 Agricultural Enterprises, Marketing and Cooperatives

The course covers introduction to Agricultural enterprise, marketing, Cooperatives and agricultural credit.

Course Objectives 

• To explain the function of agricultural marketing, marketing mix, identify the different marketing organizations
• To explain the various enterprise selection criteria
• To describe the structure, management and problems of cooperatives
• To describe the purpose of agricultural loans and how they are appraised

Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the students should be able to: 

• Select suitable farm enterprises to establish and manage
• Carry out various marketing functions
• Use the correct marketing agencies to market agricultural products
• Market farm products efficiently and profitably
• Mobilize, utilize and manage the production resources sustainability
• Create and manage a cooperative union
• Appraise and assess loan applications