Agribusiness Management Program
Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Program Mission:
Preparing exceptional cadres in agribusiness management capable of effectively competing in the local and regional labor markets by keeping up with rapid developments and embracing the knowledge economy.
Department Vision:
Providing education that adheres to high-quality standards and academic accreditation for its graduates and conducting scientific research and field studies, utilizing the outcomes to address and resolve agricultural economic problems within Yemen and the surrounding region.
Program Aims:
- Effectively managing and utilizing specialized agricultural resources, facilities, and projects.
- Equipping graduates with cognitive and performance skills in information systems and decision-making.
- Providing graduates with skills in implementing agricultural business strategies, managing operations effectively, and securing appropriate credit.
- Equipping graduates with skills in dealing with agricultural commodity markets and exchanges, effectively negotiating the provision of production inputs, and marketing products.
- Preparing graduates capable of continuous self-learning, professional development, and pursuing postgraduate studies.
Undergraduate Program Courses for Departments of the Faculty of Agriculture, Foods, and Environment - First and Second Levels
First Level Courses
First Level Courses | |||||
First Semester | Second Semester | ||||
Course code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Course code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
UR001 | Arabic Language (1) | 2 | FR001 | Physics & Meteorology | 3 |
UR006 | Islamic Culture | 3 | FR006 | Principles of Statistics | 2 |
FR111 | General Chemistry | 3 | FR111 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
FR112 | General Botany | 3 | FR112 | Principles of Agricultural Economics | 2 |
FR113 | Mathematics | 2 | FR113 | General Zoology | 3 |
FR114 | Agriculture in Yemeni Environment | 1 | FR114 | Principles of Ecology | 2 |
UR007 | National culture | 2 | UR002 | Arabic Language (2) | 2 |
FR115 | Geology | 1 | UR008 | Conflict with the Israeli enemy | 2 |
| Total | 17 |
| Total | 19 |
Second Level Courses
Second Level Courses | |||||
First Semester | Second Semester | ||||
Course code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Course code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
FR211 | Soil Fundamentals | 2 | FR221 | Principles of Food Science | 2 |
FR112 | General Microbiology | 3 | FR222 | Principles of Crops Protection | 2 |
FR113 | Biochemistry | 3 | UR004 | English Language (2) | 2 |
FR114 | Principles of Animal Production | 2 | FR127 | Principles of Genetics | 2 |
UR003 | English Language (1) | 2 | FR223 | Principles of Horticulture | 2 |
FR114 | Principles of Crops Production | 2 | FR224 | Plant Physiology | 2 |
FR215 | Principles of Agricultural Engineering | 2 | FR225 | Principles of Human Nutrition | 2 |
—- | —— | — | UR005 | Computer Skills | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Total | 17 |
Undergraduate Courses for the Agribusiness (AGB) – Department of Agricultural Economic
Third Level Courses
Third Level Courses | |||||||
First Semester | Second Semester | ||||||
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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AEC313 | Principles of Agricultural Accounting | 3 | AEC321 | Economic Feasibility Study | 3 |
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AEC312 | Agricultural Finance and Credits | 3 | AGB321 | Management of the production and marketing of food products | 3 |
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AGB311 | Agricultural production management | 3 | AGB322 | Management of specialized farms | 3 |
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CRP318 | General Crop Production | 3 | AGB323 | analysis of Agricultural project | 3 |
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AEC314 | Research Methodology | 2 | AEC424 | Economics of Natural Resources | 3 |
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FR315 | Agricultural Extension and Rural Society | 2 | AEC326 | Environmental Economics | 2 |
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AGB312 | Agriculture information systems | 2 | AGB322 | Summer Training | 1 |
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| Total | 18 |
| Total | 18 |
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Fourth Level Courses
Fourth Level Courses | |||||
First Semester | Second Semester | ||||
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
AEC411 | Agricultural Policy and Planning | 2 | AGB421 | Agricultural Business Administration (2) | 3 |
AEC412 | Agricultural Project Management | 3 | AGB422 | Agricultural Exchanges | 3 |
AGB412 | Agricultural Business Administration (1) | 3 | PLP424 | Integrated Pest Management | 2 |
AEC413 | International Agricultural Trade | 2 | AGB423 | contemporary Agricultural Issues | 3 |
AGB413 | Agriculture and Food Security | 2 | AEC425 | Econometrics | 3 |
AGB414 | Agricultural Business Risk Management | 3 | AGB424 | Agricultural Data Analysis | 3 |
AEC414 | Macroeconomics Theory | 3 | AGB425 | Graduation Project | 1 |
| Total | 18 |
| Total | 18 |