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International Online Master in Agribusiness Management

The International Online Master in Agribusiness Management aims to train professionals who are seeking a world-class program in the Agribusiness Management, leading to a successful global career in the agribusiness field (production, seed and crop, harvest and stock in agriculture, market of commodities, food supply chain, food and wine business, etc.) developing skills and knowledge to manage sustainable production systems or set up their own business.

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Formula International
Method Online
Language English
Intake October 2023
Enrollment 86%
Available seats 6
Scholarship valid until June 16th
25% OFF

International Online Master in Agribusiness Management Overview

The Master gives a great exposure to companies and industry professionals to specialize in the Agribusiness Industry. ​

The Program is an experiential journey. Students will be invited to participate in agibusiness fairs – Made in Italy: ​Fiera Agricola, Fiera Cavalli, Vinitaly, Cibus in Parma, Prowein in Germany, Sol&Agrifood, Festival del Giornalismo Alimentare Torino, Taste Firenze.

Shape your professional path through 4 pillars:

Real link with companies

An international network of companies’ partners to help young and senior professional in building their careers and RBS to create the better learning experience possible, thanks to Business Practice LAB, Company visits, in class exercises and exclusive lecturers.

Internationality

Rome Business School is proudly the most international business school in Italy, being able to immerse our students in a stimulating environment, thanks to our international faculty, our exclusive Bootcamps in Silicon Valley, Barcelona, Paris, Rome and Tuscany and mixed ethnicity in our classes.

Professional Impact

Our higher purpose is to build managers and leaders. For this reason, we’ve built our Masters around our student’s professional and personal growth, providing different service and experiences, just like our Career Service, multiple company meetings, Company Shadowing, Individual Coaching sessions and a soft skills program.

Higher Purpose

Following our motto, Better Managers for a Better World, an entire section of our Masters is fully dedicated to higher purpose in business, Corporate Social Responsibility and creation of a sustainable approach and mindset to business.

Why choose our International Online Master in Agribusiness Management?

Career Impact

+22% Salary Increase on average, after 1 year of completing the Master in Agribusiness Management Students work in prestigious companies in the Agric-Food Sector such as Future Food, CEJA and XFARM.

Program Content Highlights ​

Learn how to create and analyze a business canvas, present a particular agribusiness product or idea, and understand food supply chain management with the focus on oil and wine supply chain.

  • Learn and apply the digital communication and sales tools to communication and sell an agricultural product.
  • Get into the concept of carbon farming, super food and alternative products, poultry supply chain, farm to fork strategy.
  • Get into and explore the different European Research Programs and opportunities for Agriculture.

Business in Action

  • Business Practice lab with X FARM - Meet Managers, do a hands-on class and get on a task, create a business canvas model for a product/services of a company following all the principles learned;
  • Create a Sales Strategy to be able to sale an agribusiness product.
  • Create a business canvas model for a product/services of the company following all the principles learned.
  • Do a 360 degree Agrifood company business and strategy analysis.
  • Capstone Project: Work on a challenge of your own company or work on a real business challenge of a company in the industry.

Experience Italy

1 Week Bootcamp on Tourism, Food, Wine & Experiential Luxury in Tuscany. Explore the wine and gastronomic culture in Italy, visit and private tasting to the following wineries: Sting farmil Palagio, Borro's winery, Salcheto Castel Volognano, Sting farmil Palagio Underpinning the success of Made in Italy is an agriculture that has become the greenest in Europe with EU leadership in organic with 80,000 operators, the largest number of recognized PDO/PGI/Stg specialties (316), 526 PDO/PGI wines and 5,333 traditional food products Bootcamp in Rome included in your Program on International Business Leadership.

Additional 5 bootcamps spread across 4 continents are available: Silicon Valley, Paris, Barcelona, Qatar, Lagos (Nigeria).

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Program: International Online Master in Agribusiness Management

The International Online Master in Agribusiness Management aims to the students with general core knowledge in management, then will specialize in agribusiness, sustainable agribusiness industry with an international focus, specifically mastering the multifunctionality in agribusiness, circular and sustainable agribusiness development and green innovation.

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Develop managerial and entrepreneurial skills to create and run businesses in the agri sector.

During the first module of the International Master Online in Agribusiness Management​, students will learn notions of:

  • Managerial Economics
    This module aims to prepare students by providing them with the essentials of entrepreneurship and business planning.
  • Entrepreneurship and Business Planning
    With this module, the managerial skills required to understand a Business Plan and its structure will be developed.
  • Business Strategy
    Through this module, students will know how to understand the long-term direction and strategy of a company, and will be able to identify the strategic business units of organizations.
  • Accounting & Budgeting
    This module is aimed at students understanding the importance of financial management and control principles, with key indicators such as ROI, EBIT, GAAP.
  • Project & Operations Management
    With this module, students will be able to manage projects, examine data and information, and have a diagnostic approach in solving problems.
  • Marketing: Traditional and Digital
    Students will learn the application of marketing principles in organizational decision making.
  • Human Resource Management
    This subject area focuses on strategic human resource issues such as workforce acquisition, development, motivation and retention.
Sharpen marketing & business communication skills to fullfill the unique demands of the agribuisness industry.

During the second module of the International Master Online in Agribusiness Management​​, students will learn:

  • Understanding Agribusiness: Its Origins, Market Place & Growth:
    -History of the European Agriculture, Market place and Economics.​
    -Agribusiness & The World Food Economy
  • Farming, The Start Up and Associative Environment in Agribusiness:
    -Innovative Start-ups and SMEs, Industry 4.0: opportunities for forward looking enterprises.​
    -Farming as Business, Business Model Canvas & AgriFood Supply Chain Management​
    -Carbon Farming
    -Federalimentare
    -Oil and Wine Supply Chain
    -Super Food and Alternative Products
    -Poultry Supply Chain
    -Animal and Plant Nutrition
  • Agribusiness Communication & Sales:
    -Digital Communication in Agribusiness and Marketing to Farmers​
    -Future Food Institute
    -Sales Techniques for Agricultural products
  • Internationalization and International Agribusiness Experiences:
    -International Cooperation, Multilateral Processes and Common Agricultural Policy
    -European Research Programs for Agriculture
    -Farm to Fork Strategy 
Develop skills to transform the agri food sector into environmentally sustainable international businesses.

During the third module of the International Master Online in Agribusiness Management​​, students will explore:

  • New Technologies and Innovation in Agribusiness:
    -Agro-pharmaceutical innovation & Technological Green Innovation in Agribusiness​.
    -New Technologies, Food Waste & Loss​
    -Artificial Intelligence in Agribusiness
  • Sustainable Agribusiness and Green Economy:
    -Sustainable Organic Farming, Circular Bio and Green Economy​.
    -Sustainable livestock systems in Agriculture
    -Multifunctionality in Agriculture & UN Sustainability Gosoals.
    -2050 long-term strategy-Decarbonization Pathway for a Fossil Free Economy.
    -EU Blu Growth Strategy and Blue Economy.
Why Electives?

The goal of Rome Business School is to develop future managers, entrepreneurs, and professionals who are ready to capitalize on the benefits of digitalization, go global, and have a positive impact on society.

Electives are ideal tools for students to improve their employability by focusing on high-demand skills. ​

  • Electives assist students in carving out a niche for themselves and becoming more competitive.
  • Electives expose students to courses they might not have encountered otherwise.
  • Electives provide a one-of-a-kind curriculum that fosters life and career skills. ​
  • Elective courses are organized in 4 main areas of interest
Practice Lab | In partnership with

Rome Business School Practice Lab is the place where theoretical concepts are put in practice and participants learn through experience. The Lab is run by X FARM​ managers who will examine different specialist knowledge, work on exercises and network, while sharing their experience and expertise with the students. This Lab is entirely run by X FARM​ managers with whom you will create strategy to guide customers through the customer’s journey of X FARM​.

Capstone Project

At the end of your educational experience, you will have the chance to prove your abilities by tackling a real business challenge. Use your talent to identify opportunities and create a truly innovative strategy.

Tackle a real company challenge. You can choose to be part of a small team and design a Marketing plan for a new business or develop a strategy to increase online sales or create a loyalty offering for different generation.

Rome Business School International Bootcamps experiences

Throughout the week, you will have an intensive and fully immersive business experience, experiencing problems, interacting with managers, students, and lecturers, and developing your own project, which will be presented at the end of the Bootcamp Experience. 

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The challenge is how to combine creation and management in a luxury house as in all types of companies.

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The aim is to mix together contents and network to become leaders in the strategy of your current or future company.

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Discover and develop unique opportunities to grow in a dynamic environment with a traditional yet modern approach to business.

Your Mentors

An International Leading Team | CAB

The Corporate Advisory Board embodies the spirit of collaboration between the academic world and the real management sphere by becoming one of the key players in the Quality Assurance Process, the process of continuous improvement of the Rome Business School’s range of Management Training programs.

Composed of 87 Leaders, Managers and Professionals from key areas of National and International Businesses, through the Corporate Advisory Board, Rome Business School activates a process of continuously updating its training programs, relying on numerous business interactions and inputs provided by the members of the committee in the annual meetings and discussions with the school.

101 Members
19 CEO and General Management
30 Marketing and Sales Communication

Faculty

Rome Business School’s The Master gives a great exposure to companies and industry professionals to specialize in the Agribusiness Industry. ​
The Program is an experiential journey. Students will be invited to participate in agibusiness fairs – Made in Italy:

  • Fiera agricola, Fiera Cavalli, Vinitaly, Cibus in Parma, Prowein in Germany, Sol&Agrifood, Festival del Giornalismo Alimentare Torino, Taste Firenze

Program Director

Raffaele Maiorano

Raffaele Maiorano is an entrepreneur in agriculture and run two farms in southern and central Italy, producing Pecorino Crotonese DOP cheese, organic olive il, cereals, oranges and fresh vegatables.

He was president of the Italian young farmers for six years and was chairman of Gfar, the global forum on agricultural research an innovation at FAO. He’s professor of agribusiness management at Camerino University, designed and run our agribusiness management’s master. He also works with Gambero Rosso and he’s consultant for startup and agribusiness companies.

Now he’s in charge for Sdg’s and sustainability’s strategies at Confagricoltura, the oldest farmers organization in Italy and Europe and Chief Sustainbiliy officer at Impakter, an online magazine and platform Where Sustainability Stays At The Heart Of It

Peter Kruger
Peter Kruger Chairman Agrifood-tech Italia

20+ years' experience as entrepreneur, investor, executive manager and board member in the digital and IT industries. He’s currently Founder and Managing Partner at AgFood Ventures, the first EU-based VC investing globally in disruptive seed stage agrifood-tech startups. He’s also CEO & Managing Director at Startupbootcamp FoodTech and External Expert at Research Executive Agency (REA) for EU, an institution for research and innovation. In 2021, he also founded AgriFood- Tech Italia, a non-profit organization that brings together all of the key Italian agrifood-tech ecosystem startup enablers. Italy is an undisputed global agrifood.

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Alessandra De Seneen​  Segretario Generale INSOR 

Former Senior Executive at IBM and Accenture, she’s now Secretary-General at Istituto Nazionale di Sociologia Rurale. Founded in 1959, INSOR assisted the great transformation of our country, from agricultural to industrial, giving the standard for promotion of typical products, designation of origin, controlled quality, guarantee marks ecc.

Stefano Bisoffi  Representative in Horizon

Scientific and Technical Director of CREA (Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Public Research Organisation in Italy) 2004 2007 2013 2017 Director of the International Relationships Unit of CREA 2012 2013 and Information Systems Unit 2008 2012 President. Permanent Executive Committee, International Poplar Commission, Statutory Body of FAO 2000 2012. National Representative (in the Horizon 2020 Programme Committee for Societal Challenge 2 “Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy” (since 2013​)

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Daniele Fattibene​ Researcher & Consultant Sustainability and Development Cooperation

Researcher at the Istituto Affari Internazionali where he works on research activities dealing with the sustainable development and nexus between energy climate and natural resources. He has been working for many years as a researcher and consultant for several think tanks, non-governmental Organizations and Universities, such as Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition (BCFN), Save the Children Italia, OXFAM.

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Roberto Reali Technologist at the National Research Council

Technologyst in the Italian National Research Council CNR, the largest public research institution in Italy, the only one under the Research Ministry performing multidisciplinary activities. Activity of management, planning and realization of organizational structure and the scientific field of the National Research Council. Responsible for the project “Cultural Landscape” within the CNR Department for the Cultural Heritage.​Responsible for the national project CNR for EXPO – Milan 2015 within Department of Biology, Agriculture and Food Sciences.​

Marco Berardo Di Stefano
Marco Berardo Di Stefano President Rete Fattorie Sociali

President Rete Fattorie Sociali, member of Osservatorio nazionale dell'agricoltura sociale presso MIPAAF, Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali . He’s the president of Fattoria Solidale del Circeo, a social agricultural cooperative that cultivates with organic farming method, putting first of all the quality of the products, respect for the environment and the sustainability of its productions.

Luigi Tozzi Deputy Manager SAFE food advocacy europe

Senior Manager Quality Production and Food & Feed Safety at Confagricoltura. 30 years of experience in Food Systems, 18 years of experience in Lobby for Agricolture and Food Companies national and european level. He collaborates with European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as Expert in EFSA Stakeholder Discussion Group on Emerging Risk Identification, EFSA is a European agency funded by the European Union to be a source of scientific advice and communication on risks associated with the food chain. He’s Vice Chairman Working Group "Organic Agriculture” at COPA- COGECA. Copa and Cogeca are the united voice of farmers and agri-cooperatives in the EU. It ensures that EU agriculture is sustainable, innovative and competitive, while guaranteeing food security for 500 million people throughout Europe.​

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Daniele Rossi Chairman Copa-Cogeca Research & Innovation Working Party

Chairman at Copa--Cogeca Research & Innovation Working Party and Director European and International Projects at Assobirra, the Italian association of beer and malt companies, represents the main beer and malt producing companies and the microbreweries in Italy. It is affiliated to Confindustria, Federalimentare, The Brewers of Europe, Euromalt and EBC (European Brewery Convention). He’s also Delegate Research & Innovation at Confagricoltura.

Career and Entrepreneurship Services

Throughout your International Master in Agribusiness Management, you will be accompanied and supported by our Career Services team. With over 10 years’ experience in education, we help young talents and managers to build their future, guiding them along the path that best suits their capabilities, desires and professional goals.  

To give our students the best support in achieving their professional objectives, we’ve structured our Career Service into two core areas: 

Career Acceleration Program

The Career Acceleration Program will help you develop the knowledge, market insights and tools that you need to pursue a successful career in a specific industry. You will benefit from valuable connections with top companies and recruiters. 

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Are you planning to start up your own business or dreaming about becoming the fresh and innovative driving force within an organization? We will equip you with skills and knowledge to discover, test and improve your entrepreneurial skills, develop a business idea and finally launch your own business.

The master is particularly suitable for those who want to pursue a career in the following roles:

  • Project manager in Food organizations 
  • Agronomist 
  • International business development 
  • Food Producer  
  • Marketing and Communication Manager for agri-food activities 
  • Responsible for policies for agri-food organizations 
  • Entrepreneur in the food tech agri–food market 
  • Food processing industry, food retail  
  • Sales or Key Account Manager 
  • Sustainable development manager 
  • Farmer 

The salary of our students after the completion of our International Master in Agribusiness Management increased by an average of 15%

The Flexon Learning Methodology

Adhering to the highest standards of teaching methodology provided by EFMD, the Master is taught through interactive lectures, case study analyses, exercises, discussions, teamwork exercises, video conferences, business analysis and sessions of student presentations. Students are encouraged to read and engage in discussions and debates. The teaching methodology is based on learning by doing, with lecturers implementing a student-centered approach, getting students involved and providing activities that allow students to apply the knowledge acquired. The Online Methodology consists of live, interactive lectures, led and facilitated by professors. The programs are self-paced, as students take pre-master courses at their own speed and using self-assessment exercises. This practical, applicable methodology consists of synchronous and asynchronous activities.

Students are free to learn at their own pace and define personal learning paths based on their individual needs and interests, as well as the content provided, taking into account the deadlines for learning, evaluation and assessments. The self-paced methodology is applied on the pre-master courses, which are based on pre-recorded interactive sessions led by the lecturer professor, with a PPT presentation, exercises and self-assessment for each course. Students study the material at their own pace and do a self-assessment exercise to track their progress.

The online learning methodology is fully professor-led and facilitated live in real time. Every lecture is created and delivered by a lecturer using our online platform Blackboard. The communication tools used by the lecturers include discussion forums, chats, emails, breakout sessions, whiteboards, and audio and video sharing to communicate and work together. As a final step, sessions usually include an exercise or assessment to measure the learning.

The online methodology in every class is live and interactive. Teaching methods and techniques are used creatively to develop an engaging and motivating learning experience. There is frequent interaction with the student interaction to foster and maintain engagement and promote learning.

The online learning methodology is practical, with all the class activities and online learning methods, e-content and materials used also being put into practice in the different assessments (self-assessments, tests and practical assignments), capstone project and class activities.

The online methodology is structured as a combination of synchronous or real-time activities (such as online platform chats, breakout rooms/sessions, virtual pooling, virtual whiteboard, etc.) and asynchronous or on-demand activities, which students can do whenever suits them best in terms of their preferences and other commitments (such as emails, discussion forum platforms, online platform meetings, recorded lectures via links, virtual coffee and conversation sessions, etc.).

Our Flexon Learning Methodology Based on Planeta Formacion y Universidades online model of learning

FACULTY CENTERED | Module Starts

Learning guided by the professor

  • The Professor encourage students to reflect on the content
  • Guides and interacts with students to learn and master content through interaction and debates
  • Helps students continuously practice and revise how they perform through assessment form

At the beginning of every module students will be introduced to the course, learn trough digital pills, Weekly Wraps ups and live course lectures.

TEAM CENTERED | Working with your colleagues

Learning through collaborative learning

  • Collaborative learning is the educational approach of the model, using groups to enhance learning through working together.
  • Groups of at least two or more learners work together to solve problems, complete tasks, or learn new concepts.
  • The group learning helps students develop their higher-level thinking, oral communication, self-management and leadership skills.

Divided in teams, students will work together to a Case Study, trough synchronous and asynchronous activities, Class Forum and Lice Classes.

FACULTY CENTERED | Module Ends

Learning guided by the professor

The Professor:

  • Creates assessment to measure students learning
  • Provides students with resources and materials for learning
  • Clarifies doubts
  • Evaluates the assessments and gives direct feedback

At the end of every module students will be guided by the professor thanks to Q&A Sessions with the professor and will present their assessment, based on the activity provided by the professor.

Admission process

Rome Business School works hard to maintain the highest standard of quality in the programs we offer. That is why, in order to ensure the eligibility of the candidates, all applicants must undergo and successfully pass a selection process structured as follows:

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Evaluation of credentials
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Application Confirmation
3
Selection Interview
4
Admission
Enrollment

The admission process is aimed to verify the candidate’s eligibility to attend the Master. The candidate’s academic history, previous experiences in the topics covered in the Master and motivation will be matters of the evaluation. Once it’s sent, the application will be evaluated by the Rome Business School’s academic committee. In order to ensure the application’s suitability, it is important to deliver all of the required documentation.

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Financial Aid and Scholarships

Payment

Payment of the participation fee of € 6,700 can be made in the following ways:

  • 6 interest free installments after the course starts
  • Installments before the course starts with an additional 5% discount
  • Single payment solution by the enrollment deadline with an additional 10% discount

Scholarships

Based on their personal profile, experience and proven motivation, the candidate may be awarded a scholarship to partially cover the participation fee. In fact, Rome Business School offers the most deserving candidates the opportunity to benefit from 7 different types of scholarships. These partial economic hedges can consist of 6 months of interest-free financing.

  1. Early Enrollment Incentive
  2. Lifelong Learning Scholarship
  3. Academic Excellence Scholarship
  4. Executive Women Scholarship
  5. Entrepreneurial Grant
  6. Better Managers for a Better World Scholarship
  7. Student Loan Assistance Grant

Competition for scholarships increases as the starting date approaches and funds are limited, so it is advisable to apply as soon as possible.

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