Introduction

The Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness with Entrepreneurship programme is designed to train students and equip them with adequate theoretical, technical, practical, entrepreneurial and managerial skills in agriculture and agribusiness to enable them function effectively as agribusiness professionals who can establish and operate their own enterprises and also act as agri-intrapreneurs in the agribusiness subsector of the economy. The course has been designed to train the needed manpower who will act entrepreneurially in the organizations they will find themselves or be able to set up their own businesses.  

Objectives of the programme 

The main objective of the programme is to produce professional Agribusiness personnel who will be able to apply knowledge and skills to establish and operate agribusiness ventures and also act as intra-preneurs in the agribusiness industry. The specific objectives of the programme are:  

  1. Teach students the theories, principles and concepts related to agriculture science, agribusiness management, and postharvest management.  
     
  2. Train students to acquire critical thinking and analytical skills to solve workrelated problems and perform task such as good agricultural practices (GAPs), husbandry practices, protected agriculture, value-addition, and agro bio-safety systems in the agribusiness industry.  
     
  3. Equip students with professional and ethical consideration required by the agribusiness industry. 
     
  4. Train students to conduct basic academic as well as demand-driven research within the broad field of agribusiness. 
     
  5. Equip students with transferable hands-on skills demanded by employers. 
     
  6. Train and prepare students for professional progression path to higher education (MPhil and PhD) in Agribusiness programmes. 
     

Entry Requirements For Admission

Eligibility: Students from SHS who read courses from all areas of specialization are eligible to read the Agribusiness with Entrepreneurship Programme.  
The entry requirements for admission of WASSCE, SSSCE and GBCE candidates to the Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Agribusiness with Entrepreneurship programme are three (3) credit passes in three (3) core subjects and three (3) credit passes in three (3) relevant elective subjects.  

SSSCE/WASSCE/GBCE APPLICANTS:  

(a) Senior Secondary School Certificate examinations (SSSCE), West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE)  

SSSCE Holders  

Credit Passes (A – D) in six (6) subjects comprising three (3) core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus any three (3) elective subjects in any area of specialization.  

WASSCE Holders  

WASSCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A1 – C6) in six (6) subjects comprising three (3) Core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus any three (3) elective subjects in any area of specialization.  
GBCE Holders  
GBCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A – D) in six (6) subjects comprising three (3) core subjects including English Language and Mathematics plus any three (3) elective subjects.  
 
(b)    General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level Candidates  

Passes in three (3) subjects (at least, one of the passes should be grade D or better). Also, the applicant must have had credit passes (Grade 6) in five (5) GCE Ordinary Level subjects including English Language, Mathematics and a Science subject (for non-science students) and an Arts subject (for Science students).  

(c)    Admission of Higher National Diploma (HND) Candidates  

Applicant must have graduated and passed with an HND certificate or its equivalent shall be admitted into level 300 of the BSc. Programme. HND graduate will be exempted Attachment I and Attachment II.  

(d)    Admission of Diploma (Dip) Candidates  

Applicants who have passed and graduated with a Diploma Certificate in a relevant diploma programme shall be admitted into level 200 of the BSc. Programme. Diploma graduate will be exempted Attachment I.  

(e)    Advanced Business Certificate Examination (ABCE) Candidates  

Full diploma certificate in ABCE. Also, the applicant must have had credit passes in five 
(5) subjects including English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science or Social Studies in the General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE) or Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) or West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). ABCE candidates may be considered for admission at level 200 of the programme.  

(f)    Mature Students’ Entry.  

Mature Applicants Must be 25 years old with legitimate documentary proof which is at least five (5) years old at the time of application, must pass Mature Students’ Entrance Examinations conducted by KsTU, may have to attend and pass an interview. Evidence of working experience will be an added advantage.  

(g)    Foreign Applicants:  

Academic records of foreign applicants with the requisite qualification will be referred to GTEC for the determination of equivalence and eligibility for admission as well as placement. 

 

Employment Opportunities 

Government Agencies and Public Sector: 

  • Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) 
  • Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) 
  • Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) 
  • Ghana Export Promotion Authority  
  • Ministry of Education – secondary schools, training colleges, tertiary institutions.  
  • Ghana Cocoa Board – COCOBOD 
  • Food Safety and Quality Control Institutions – Food and Drug Authority (FDA), Ghana Standard Authority (GSA). 
  • Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies 
  • National Research Institutions – Crop Research Institute, Animal Research 
  • Institute, Food Research Institute of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research  

Private organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations: 

  • Colleges and Universities  
  • Commercial Banks  
  • Rural and Community Banks 
  • Agrochemical Supply Companies  
  • Agri-Food Processing Firms 
  • Meat Processing Companies 
  • Agri-Food Marketing Companies 
  • Agricultural Consultancy and Advisory Firms 
  • Non-Governmental Organizations 

  • International Development Agency – CARE International, DANIDA, GIZ, SNV. 

     

Programme Structure


YEAR ONE SEMESTER ONE        

Course Code 

Course Title 

Credit Hours 

Component 

T 

P 

C 

AGBE 101

Principles of Accounting I 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 103

Foundations of Entrepreneurship 

3 

0 

3 

Core 

COS 101

Communication Skills I 

2 

0 

2 

Mandatory 

CLT 101

Computer Literacy I  

1 

2 

2 

Mandatory 

AGBE 105

Introduction to Agriculture  

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 107 

Principles of Agribusiness and Management     

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 109   

 Principles of Crop Production          

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 111

Innovation and Creativity 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 113 

Customer Relationship Management 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

Total 

18 

2 

19 

 

 

 

YEAR ONE SEMESTER TWO 

Course Code 

Course Title 

Credit Hours 

Component 

T 

P 

C 

AFS 100

African Studies 

2 

0 

2 

Mandatory 

COS 102

Communication Skills II 

2 

0 

2 

Mandatory 

AGBE 102

Principles of Accounting II 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 104   

 Introduction to Agricultural Economics 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 106

Introduction to Farm Mechanization  

2 

2 

3 

Core 

AGBE 108 

Agribusiness Food Industry 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 110  

Principles of Animal Production 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 112

Logical Reasoning and Creative Learning 

2 

0 

2 

Mandatory 

CLT 102 

Computer Literacy II 

1 

2 

2 

Mandatory 

Total 

17 

4 

19 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEAR TWO SEMESTER ONE                         

Course Code 

Course Title 

Credit Hours 

Component 

T 

P 

C 

AGBE 201

Management Information System in Agribusiness     

1 

4 

3 

Core 

AGBE 203

Soil, Irrigation and Sustainable Land Management 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 205

Microeconomics Principles and Application 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 207   

 Agricultural Extension                                   

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 209

Entrepreneurship and New Ventures 

1 

2 

2 

Core 

AGBE 211 

Introduction to Postharvest Technology 

1 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 213   

 Elective – Apiculture                      

2 

4 

3 

Core 

AGBE 215  

Elective-Micro livestock, snails and mushroom production 

2 

4 

3 

Core 

Total 

12 

10 

16 

 

 

 

 

YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO  

Course Code 

Course Title 

Credit Hours 

Component 

T 

P 

C 

AGBE 202

Production Economics                                 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 204   

 Agricultural Law 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 206

Principles of Food Processing & Preservation 

3 

0 

3 

Core 

AGBE 208

Agribusiness Risk Management                   

        2  

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 210

Food Safety and Quality Management 

3 

0 

3 

Core 

AGBE 212   

 Macroeconomics Principles and 

Application             

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 214

Marketing Management 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 216  

Vegetable Crop Production 

2 

2 

3 

Core 

AGBE 218 

Attachment I   

0 

4 

2 

 

Total 

18 

6 

21 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEAR THREE SEMESTER ONE 

Course Code 

Course Title 

Credit Hours 

Component 

T 

P 

C 

AGBE 301 

New Venture Creation I 

0 

6 

3 

Core 

AGBE 303 

Consulting for Small Businesses I 

0 

6 

3 

Core 

AGBE 305     

Financial Management                                 

3 

0 

3 

Core 

AGBE 307     

Agribusiness Finance 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 309 

Farm Business Management 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 311     

Monogastric Production 

2 

2 

3 

Core 

AGBE 313   

Research Methods in Agribusiness 

3 

0 

3 

Research 

AGBE 315 

Fruit, Plantation and Industrial Crop Production 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

Total  

14 

14 

21 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEAR THREE SEMESTER TWO 

Course Code 

Course Title 

Credit Hours 

Component 

T 

P 

C 

AGBE 302 

New Venture Creation II 

0 

6 

3 

Core 

AGBE 304 

Consulting for Small Businesses II 

0 

6 

3 

Core 

AGBE 306 

Project Planning, Analysis and Management 

3 

0 

3 

Core 

AGBE 308 

Agricultural Marketing 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 310 

Poultry Production and Management               

2 

2 

3 

Core 

AGBE 312 

Arable Crop Production                                 

2 

2 

3 

Core 

AGBE 314 

Statistics & Quantitative Methods for Agriculture 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 316 

Industrial Attachment II 

0 

4 

2 

 

Total  

 

11 

16 

21  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEAR FOUR SEMESTER ONE 

Course Code 

Course Title 

Credit Hours 

Component 

T 

P 

C 

AGBE 401

New Venture Creation III                              

0 

6 

3 

Practical 

AGBE 403

Introduction to Econometrics  

2 

2 

2 

Practical 

AGBE 405

Ruminant Production and Management  

2 

2 

3 

Core 

AGBE 407

Principles and Practices of Aquaculture       

        2  

2 

3 

Core 

AGBE 409   

 Agro-Industrial Management                         

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 411   

Protected Cultivation 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 413

Human Resource Management 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 415

Seminar 1

0 

2 

1 

Research 

AGBE 417 

Project Work I 

0 

6 

3 

Research 

Total 

12 

20 

21 

 

 

             

YEAR FOUR SEMESTER TWO 

Course Code 

Course Title 

Credit Hours 

Component 

T 

P 

C 

AGBE 402       

 New Venture Creation IV 

0 

6 

3 

Core 

AGBE 404       

 Taxation and Auditing 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 406

Strategic Entrepreneurship 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 408       

 Agribusiness & Agri-food Value Chain     

        2  

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 410

Agricultural Commodity Price Analysis 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

AGBE 412 

Seminar II 

0 

2 

1 

Research 

AGBE 414

Project Work II  

0 

6 

3 

Research 

Total 

8 

14 

15 

 

 

Programme Category
BSc / BTech Degree Programme
Programme Session
Evening
Programme Duration
Four (4) Years
Programme Department
Department of Entrepreneurship and Finance