Marketing Management for Agribusiness

Marketing Management for Agribusiness

1 Marketing Environment

  1. Concept of Marketing Management
  2. Importance of Marketing
  3. Marketing Philosophies and Concepts
  4. Characteristics of Marketing
  5. Difference between Marketing and Sales
  6. Marketing Environment
  7. SWOT Analysis
  8. Internal Environment
  9. Meso Environment
  10. Macro Environment

2 Marketing Research and Forecasting

  1. Concept of Marketing Research
  2. Importance of Marketing Research
  3. Process of Marketing Research
  4. Market Information System
  5. Forecasting
  6. Research Tools

3 Planning and Organization of Marketing

  1. Marketing Mix
  2. Strategic Marketing
  3. Branding
  4. Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning
  5. Buyer Behaviour
  6. Marketing Information System
  7. Marketing Organization and Control

4 Introduction to Agricultural Marketing

  1. Meaning and Scope of Agricultural Marketing
  2. Role of Agricultural Marketing in Economic Development
  3. Marketing Functions
  4. Activities and Objectives of Agricultural Marketing System
  5. Importance of Marketing in Agricultural Development & Growth
  6. Marketed & Marketable Surplus of Agricultural Commodities
  7. e-Marketing

5 Agricultural Produce Markets

  1. Influence of Micro-Macro Environmental Forces on Agricultural Marketing System
  2. Policies Related to Development and Regulation of Agricultural Produce Markets
  3. Policies for Development of Agricultural Produce Markets
  4. Influence of Regulations on Marketing Functionaries
  5. Market Integration

6 Institutional Interventions

  1. State Trading
  2. Market Intervention
  3. AGMARKNET
  4. Market-led Extension (MLE)
  5. National Agriculture Market (eNAM)

7 Global Trade Documentation

  1. Types of Export and Import Documents
  2. Role of Export Promotion
  3. Credit Guarantee Corporation in Agricultural Exports

8 Product Strategy

  1. Concept of a Product
  2. Composition of a Product
  3. Product Classification
  4. New Product Development Process
  5. Product Life Cycle
  6. Product Mix and Product Line
  7. Packaging
  8. Branding
  9. Labeling

9 Pricing Strategy

  1. Factors Affecting the Price
  2. Selecting a Pricing Method
  3. Selecting the Final Pricing Method
  4. Developing a Pricing Structure
  5. Geographical Pricing Policies
  6. Price Discounts and Allowances
  7. Price vs. Non-Price Competition

10 Channel and Distribution Strategy

  1. Channel Levels
  2. Importance of Middlemen
  3. Functions of Channel of Distribution
  4. Factors Affecting the Choice of Distribution Channels
  5. Intensity of Market Coverage
  6. Channel Management Decisions
  7. Types of Middlemen
  8. Channel Dynamics
  9. Market Logistics

11 Promotion Strategy

  1. Need/Function/Importance of Promotion
  2. Promotional Tools
  3. Determining the Promotional Mix
  4. Factors Affecting Promotional Mix
  5. Integrated Marketing Promotion
  6. Reasons for Growing Importance of Integrated Marketing Promotion
  7. Customer Relationship Marketing

12 Logistic Services

  1. Concept of Agricultural Production Logistics
  2. Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  3. Agricultural Marketing
  4. Markets and Marketing Institutions
  5. Expanding Uses of Agricultural Commodities / Food Processing Industry
  6. Development of Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure
  7. Transport and Storage
  8. Government Policies