Livestock Chains
Master of Agricultural Production Chain Management
Career opportunities
The APCM professional is a professional working in a private company that is part of the chain. The work is determined by functions such as logistical efficiency, provision of information, quality control and food safety and profit, or he/she is a professional working in the public sector within a national, regional or district Government or Non-Governmental Organisation serving the private organisation or company of the agricultural chain.
They facilitate the actors and supporters of the chain determined by the goals of the organisation they work for, or in the absence of clear existence of the chain to mainstream the concept of value chain development.
Managers and advisors of programmes and companies related to livestock chains will gain specialised competences that enable them to improve the management and innovative capacity of their organisation. By integrating livestock chain subjects with management skills and by addressing entrepreneurial and institutional aspects of agriculture. The programme will train them to anticipate changes in demand and policies at local, national and international levels. It will thus enhance their ability to manage and innovate.
"As a livestock professional, I would like to strengthen farmers' organisations and promote rural entrepreneurship."
Tikiri Priyantha Wijayathilaka from Sri Lanka
Alumnus
"This program offered me new analytical and professional skills to utilise the technical aspects. The course in fact made people more useful and let us identify our own talents and weaknesses and how to perform daily duties."
"Integrating livestock chain subjects with management skills."