Univen Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Department

University of Venda Univen Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Department

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Overview

The Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness is one of the nine (9) departments and an institute constituting the School of Agriculture at the University of Venda. It was established in 1995 offering a four (4) year BSc Agric (Econ) degree program. Its first cohort of graduates was in 1998. Postgraduate programmes in the department include MSc Agric Economics and a PhD in Agricultural Economics. In addition, the Department assists in supervising students from the Institute for Rural Development with a strong bias towards Agricultural Economics and Development. The four (4) year Bachelor of Agribusiness (later restructured to BSc Agric: Agribusiness management) was initiated in 2003 in response to increased demand for agribusiness managers in the region and Southern Africa.

Vision

The Department of Agricultural Economics and agribusiness at the University of Venda seeks to promote tertiary education and human capacity building in the area of agricultural economics, agribusiness and extension in the SADC region in fulfillment of the University’s vision to be at the center of rural development within the region

Mission

The department strives to provide high-quality education and training in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness through excellence in teaching and learning, research and community engagement in response to the development needs of Limpopo province, South Africa and SADC

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