Agribusiness is a broad term that encompasses the entire business side of agriculture. It includes all the activities involved in the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products. This can range from small family farms to large multinational corporations.
Examples:
- A dairy farm that produces milk, cheese, and yoghurt.
- A grain mill that grinds wheat, corn, and other grains into flour.
- A fruit and vegetable processing plant that cans freezes, or juices fruits and vegetables.
Code 20: Group– Agri-Business Management Syllabus
UNIT-I: Social, political and economic structure in rural India. Importance of agriculture/forestry/ horticulture/livestock in national economy. Cultivation of major cereal crops, legume crops, vegetable crops, fruits and their importance in human diet. Major soils of India, essential plant nutrients, their role, deficiency symptoms and sources. Pests and diseases of major crops, vegetables, fruits and their management. Forestry production, pests and diseases management of major trees grown in India. Watershed management. The organizational set-up of agricultural research, education and extension in India. Elements of statistics.
UNIT-II: Farm Equipment and Farm Machinery in India, sources of energy and power on farms. Irrigation and drainage systems. Basics of post-harvest technology, Basics of energy in agriculture.
UNIT-III: Basics of veterinary, gynaecology, veterinary microbiology, veterinary pathology and Parasitology, veterinary surgery, veterinary public health, veterinary pharmacology and toxicology.
UNIT-IV: Basics of human food and nutrition, human/child development, home and family resource management, clothing and textiles.
UNIT-V: Quantitative ability: Test the ability of candidates to make mathematical calculations under stress conditions. All these calculations will be based on the analytical skills of the candidates with an understanding of mathematics at the Intermediate level.
UNIT-VI: Communicative ability: Test English comprehension wherein the knowledge of language skills is tested as to how effectively the candidate communicates his thoughts and ideas.
UNIT-VII: Data Interpretation: Calculations requiring skills in the interpretation of facts and figures. The questions can be posed as graphs, tables and charts.
UNIT-VIII: Logical reasoning: Evaluating logical thinking capacity by providing various options.
UNIT-IX: Fundamentals of managerial economics, market structure conduct and performance, agricultural marketing concepts- functions and institutions, trade in the agriculture sector; principles of the corporation; cooperatives in India; agribusiness institutions in India; entrepreneurship development.
Besides the above, any other topic of scientific, social and
educational importance can also be included. Around 20–25% of questions shall
be related to agriculture and agriculture-related science subjects including
recent developments
