Sokoine University of Agriculture
School of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies
(SAEBS)
AEA 200 – Agribusiness Skills I
Course Coordinator: Ms. Innocensia D. Pato
E-mail: innocensianyanghura@sua.ac.tz
Prerequisites:
The students who are attending this course must have taken at least 30% of the courses offered in the
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness. Since this a practical based course, whereby
students are required to apply the theories they have covered in normal lecture hours.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to do the follow
ing:
Link theories of the courses taken and practice;
Communicate in real business environment;
Identify a researchable topic and write proposals for funding; and
Estimate demand and make management decisions for different enterprises.
Content:
Business communication; presentation skills; preparation of research project proposals; writing grant
winning proposals and loan application procedures The economics of crop and livestock production;
demand estimation techniques; strategic marketing management issues in agribusiness environment;
profitability analysis in agribusiness firms and decision making tools in agribusiness environment.
Approach:
Lectures:
Case studies;
Practicals;
Assignments; and
Field visits or Executives in Residence.
Course Assessment and Contributions:
Eight (8) Assignments (30%)
One Semester Test (10%)
One Final Semester Exam (60%)
1
AEA 200 Proposed Teaching Schedule 2019
S/N
Name of resource person
Day
Date
1
Mr. H. M. Ngaiza
Tuesday
April 16
2
Ms. H. Nyangi
Wednesday
3
Ms. J. Valerian
5.
6.
7.
Dr. B. Waized
Business Communication
10:45 am – 12:30 pm
Presentation Skills
Research Topic Identification
and Concept Note and
Proposal Writing
April 17
th
SI 12
April 19th
SI 12
April 23th
SI 12
April 24th
SI 12
Friday
April 26th
SI 12
Tuesday
May 07th
SI 12
Wednesday
May 08th
SI 12
10:45 am – 12:30 pm
Friday
May 10th
SI 12
02:20 – 04:05 pm
Tuesday
May 14th
SI 12
May 15th
SI 12
Friday
Wednesday
Dr. G. Fasha
Wednesday
Topic/practical skills to be
imparted
04:05-06:40 pm
SI 12
Dr. D. Phillip
Dr. D. Ndyetabula
Time
tht
Tuesday
4.
Venue
02:20 – 04:05 pm
04:05-06:40 pm
10:45 am – 12:30 pm
02:20 – 04:05 pm
04:05-06:40 pm
Writing Grant Winning
Proposals/Loan Application
Procedures
The Economics of Crops and
Livestock Production and
Demand Estimation
Techniques
04:05-06:40 pm
Strategic marketing
Management Issues in
Agribusiness Environment
10:45 am – 12:30 pm
Profitability Analysis in
8.
Friday
Tuesday
May 17
th
SI 12
May 21
st
SI 12
Wednesday
Wednesday
May 22
th
June 12
nd
SI 12
SI 12
Mr. V. Mpunde
Semester Test
02:20 – 04:05 pm
04:05-06:40 pm
10:45 am – 12:30 pm
10:45 am – 12:30 pm
Agribusiness Firms
Decision Making Tools in
Agribusiness Firms