We offer a four-year Bachelor of Science Agribusiness degree program and our courses also form part of the two-year Diploma in Agriculture program. Well recognized throughout Canada, our courses are grounded in solid academic learning, relevant industry partnerships and a vibrant Winnipeg-based agricultural community; everything you need to explore a wide-open world of opportunities.
Department of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
Our department focuses on the business and economics of agriculture and food with emphasis on areas such as marketing, finance, international trade, risk management, financial markets, resource economics and management , world food supply chains, and agricultural and food policy.
Undergraduate program
Food is life, and the world needs people who understand the business of getting it from seed to plate. That’s where a degree in agribusiness comes in.
Courses in BSc Agribusiness program
- ABIZ 1000 Introduction to Agribusiness Management
- ABIZ 1010 Economics of World Food Issues and Policies
- ABIZ 2210 Principles of Transportation (A01)
- ABIZ 2210 Principles of Transportation (A02)
- ABIZ 2390 Introduction to Environmental Economics
- ABIZ 2510 Introduction to Agricultural and Food Marketing
- ABIZ 2520 Introduction to Management Science
- ABIZ 2610 Agricultural Law
- ABIZ 2620 Agricultural Human Resource Management
- ABIZ 3080 Introduction to Econometrics
- ABIZ 3120 Commodity Futures Markets
- ABIZ 3510 Economics of Food Policy
- ABIZ 3520 Food Distribution and International Merchandising
- ABIZ 3530 Farm Management
- ABIZ 3540 Financial Risk Management
- ABIZ 3550 Environmental Policy
- ABIZ 3560 Agribusiness Portfolio Management
- ABIZ 4120 Intermediate Econometrics
- ABIZ 4240 Agricultural Economics Special Project
- ABIZ 4260 Price Analysis
- ABIZ 4500 Agribusiness Strategies Seminar
- ABIZ 7950 Advanced Agricultural Demand Analysis
Courses in Diploma in Agriculture program
- ABIZ 0440 Agricultural Economics and Marketing 1
- ABIZ 0450 Agricultural Economics and Marketing 2
- ABIZ 0460 Financial Management 1
- ABIZ 0470 Financial Management 2
- ABIZ 0710 Agricultural Policy
- ABIZ 0730 Financial Risk Management
- ABIZ 0750 Advanced Ag Financial Management and Lending
- ABIZ 1000 Introduction to Agribusiness Management
- ABIZ 2610 Agricultural Law
- ABIZ 2620 Agricultural Human Resource Management
- ABIZ 3530 Farm Management
Graduate program
The Department of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics offers graduate instruction leading to an MSc degree. A doctorate is offered through the Department of Economics, Economics and Econometrics Stream, with a Research Specialization in Agricultural Economics.
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Graduate training in agribusiness and agricultural economics enables students to develop competence in solving real world problems relating to food production, policy, risk management, marketing, finance, international trade, agribusiness management and resource management. Students undertaking graduate studies in Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics may specialize in one of these areas of research.
Research
Core research and teaching strengths of the department are in consumer economics, environmental and natural resource economics, international trade, marketing and supply chains, risk management, and farm management and production.
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Whether it be looking at agricultural policy through an international lens, estimating financial impacts related to nutrition and health, or examination of the economic aspect of conservation easement and land use conversion, our research is aimed at meeting the challenges and opportunities associated with the business of food.
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Outreach
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The Manitoba Agriculture and Food Knowledge Exchange (MAKE) is where we share Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences research that is shaping agriculture and food production in Manitoba and around the world.
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Department of Agribusiness & Agricultural Economics
352 Agriculture Building
66 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
204-474-9384
Our office is open Mon - Fri, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm