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The Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness with Entrepreneurship programme is designed to train students and equip them with adequate theoretical, technical, practical, entrepreneurial and managerial skills in agriculture and agribusiness to enable them function effectively as agribusiness professionals who can establish and operate their own enterprises and also act as agri-intrapreneurs in the agribusiness subsector of the economy. The course has been designed to train the needed manpower who will act entrepreneurially in the organizations they will find themselves or be able to set up their own businesses.  

Objectives of the programme 

The main objective of the programme is to produce professional Agribusiness personnel who will be able to apply knowledge and skills to establish and operate agribusiness ventures and also act as intra-preneurs in the agribusiness industry. The specific objectives of the programme are:  

  1. Teach students the theories, principles and concepts related to agriculture science, agribusiness management, and postharvest management.  
     
  2. Train students to acquire critical thinking and analytical skills to solve work related problems and perform task such as good agricultural practices (GAPs), husbandry practices, protected agriculture, value-addition, and agro bio-safety systems in the agribusiness industry.  
     
  3. Equip students with professional and ethical consideration required by the agribusiness industry. 
     
  4. Train students to conduct basic academic as well as demand-driven research within the broad field of agribusiness. 
     
  5. Equip students with transferable hands-on skills demanded by employers. 
     
  6. Train and prepare students for professional progression path to higher education (MPhil and PhD) in Agribusiness programmes. 
     

Entry Requirements For Admission

Eligibility: Students from SHS who read courses from all areas of specialization are eligible to read the Agribusiness with Entrepreneurship Programme.  
The entry requirements for admission of WASSCE, SSSCE and GBCE candidates to the Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Agribusiness with Entrepreneurship programme are three (3) credit passes in three (3) core subjects and three (3) credit passes in three (3) relevant elective subjects.  

SSSCE/WASSCE/GBCE APPLICANTS:  

(a) Senior Secondary School Certificate examinations (SSSCE), West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE)  

SSSCE Holders  

Credit Passes (A – D) in six (6) subjects comprising three (3) core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus any three (3) elective subjects in any area of specialization.  

WASSCE Holders  

WASSCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A1 – C6) in six (6) subjects comprising three (3) Core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus any three (3) elective subjects in any area of specialization.  
GBCE Holders  
GBCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A – D) in six (6) subjects comprising three (3) core subjects including English Language and Mathematics plus any three (3) elective subjects.  
 
(b)    General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level Candidates  

Passes in three (3) subjects (at least, one of the passes should be grade D or better). Also, the applicant must have had credit passes (Grade 6) in five (5) GCE Ordinary Level subjects including English Language, Mathematics and a Science subject (for non-science students) and an Arts subject (for Science students).  

(c)    Admission of Higher National Diploma (HND) Candidates  

Applicant must have graduated and passed with an HND certificate or its equivalent shall be admitted into level 300 of the BSc. Programme. HND graduate will be exempted Attachment I and Attachment II.  

(d)    Admission of Diploma (Dip) Candidates  

Applicants who have passed and graduated with a Diploma Certificate in a relevant diploma programme shall be admitted into level 200 of the BSc. Programme. Diploma graduate will be exempted Attachment I.  

(e)    Advanced Business Certificate Examination (ABCE) Candidates  

Full diploma certificate in ABCE. Also, the applicant must have had credit passes in five 
(5) subjects including English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science or Social Studies in the General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE) or Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) or West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). ABCE candidates may be considered for admission at level 200 of the programme.  

(f)    Mature Students’ Entry.  

Mature Applicants Must be 25 years old with legitimate documentary proof which is at least five (5) years old at the time of application, must pass Mature Students’ Entrance Examinations conducted by KsTU, may have to attend and pass an interview. Evidence of working experience will be an added advantage.  

(g)    Foreign Applicants:  

Academic records of foreign applicants with the requisite qualification will be referred to GTEC for the determination of equivalence and eligibility for admission as well as placement. 

 

Employment Opportunities 

Government Agencies and Public Sector: 

  • Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) 
  • Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) 
  • Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) 
  • Ghana Export Promotion Authority  
  • Ministry of Education – secondary schools, training colleges, tertiary institutions.  
  • Ghana Cocoa Board – COCOBOD 
  • Food Safety and Quality Control Institutions – Food and Drug Authority (FDA), Ghana Standard Authority (GSA). 
  • Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies 
  • National Research Institutions – Crop Research Institute, Animal Research 
  • Institute, Food Research Institute of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research  

Private organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations: 

  • Colleges and Universities  
  • Commercial Banks  
  • Rural and Community Banks 
  • Agrochemical Supply Companies  
  • Agri-Food Processing Firms 
  • Meat Processing Companies 
  • Agri-Food Marketing Companies 
  • Agricultural Consultancy and Advisory Firms 
  • Non-Governmental Organizations 
  • International Development Agency – CARE International, DANIDA, GIZ, SNV. 

     

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

YEAR ONE SEMESTER ONE

CODE

COURSE

T

P

C

AGBE 101

Principles of Accounting I

2

0

2

AGBE 103

Foundations of Entrepreneurship

3

0

3

COS 101

Communication Skills I

2

0

2

CLT 101

Computer Literacy I

1

2

2

AGBE 105

Introduction to Agriculture

2

0

2

AGBE 107

Principles of Agribusiness and Management

2

0

2

AGBE 109

Principles of Crop Production

2

0

2

AGBE 111

Innovation and Creativity

2

0

2

AGBE 113

Customer Relationship Management

2

0

2

 

Total

18

2

19

 

 

 

YEAR ONE SEMESTER TWO

CODE

COURSE

T

P

C

AFS 100

African Studies

2

0

2

COS 102

Communication Skills II

2

0

2

AGBE 102

Principles of Accounting II

2

0

2

AGBE 104

Introduction to Agricultural Economics

2

0

2

AGBE 106

Introduction to Farm Mechanization

2

2

3

AGBE 108

Agribusiness Food Industry

2

0

2

AGBE 110

Principles of Animal Production

2

0

2

AGBE 112

Logical Reasoning and Creative Learning

2

0

2

CLT 102

Computer Literacy II

1

2

2

 

Total

17

4

19

YEAR TWO SEMESTER ONE

CODE

COURSE

T

P

C

AGBE 201

Management Information System in Agribusiness

1

4

3

AGBE 203

Soil, Irrigation and Sustainable Land Management

2

0

2

AGBE 205

Microeconomics Principles and Application

2

0

2

AGBE 207

Agricultural Extension

2

0

2

AGBE 209

Entrepreneurship and New Ventures

1

2

2

AGBE 211

Introduction to Postharvest Technology

2

0

2

AGBE 213

Elective  Apiculture

1

4

3

AGBE 215 

Elective  Micro livestock, snails and mushroom production

1

4

3

 

Total

12

14

19

YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO

CODE

COURSE

T

P

C

AGBE 202

Production Economics

2

0

2

AGBE 204

Agricultural Law

2

0

2

AGBE 206

Principles of Food Processing & Preservation

3

0

3

AGBE 208

Agribusiness Risk Management

2

0

2

AGBE 210

Food Safety and Quality Management

3

0

3

AGBE 212

Macroeconomics Principles and Application

2

0

2

AGBE 214

Marketing Management

2

0

2

AGBE 216

Vegetable Crop Production

2

2

3

AGBE 218

Attachment I

0

4

2

 

Total

18

2

21

YEAR THREE SEMESTER ONE

CODE

COURSE

T

P

C

AGBE 301

New Venture Creation I

0

6

3

AGBE 303

Consulting for Small Businesses I

0

6

3

AGBE 305

Financial Management

3

0

3

AGBE 307

Agribusiness Finance

2

0

2

AGBE 309

Farm Business Management

2

0

2

AGBE 311

Monogastric Production

2

2

3

AGBE 313

Research Methods in Agribusiness

3

0

3

AGBE 315

Fruit, Plantation and Industrial Crop Production

2

0

2

 

Total

14

18

21

 

YEAR THREE SEMESTER TWO

 

 

 

Code

Course

T

P

C

AGBE 302

New Venture Creation II

0

6

3

AGBE 304

Consulting for Small Businesses II

0

6

3

AGBE 306

Project Planning, Analysis and Management

3

0

3

AGBE 308

Agricultural Marketing

2

0

2

AGBE 310

Poultry Production and Management

2

2

3

AGBE 312

Arable Crop Production

2

2

3

AGBE 314

Statistics & Quantitative Methods for Agriculture

2

0

2

AGBE 316

Industrial Attachment II

0

4

2                 2

Total

11

16

21

Year Four Semester One

CODE

COURSE

T

P

C

AGBE 401

New Venture Creation III

0

6

3

AGBE 403

Attachment II

0

4

2

AGBE 405

Ruminant Production and Management

2

2

3

AGBE 407

Principles and Practices of Aquaculture

2

2

3

AGBE 409

Agro-Industrial Management

2

0

2

AGBE 411

Protected Cultivation

2

0

2

AGBE 413

Human Resource Management

2

0

2

AGBE 415

Seminar 1

0

2

1

AGBE 417

Project Work I

0

6

3

 

Total

10

22

21

 

 

                        

YEAR FOUR

SEMESTER TWO

 

CODE

COURSE

T

P

C

AGB 402

New Venture Creation IV

0

6

3

AGB 404

Taxation and Auditing

2

0

2

AGB 406

Strategic Entrepreneurship

2

0

2

AGB 408

Agribusiness & Agri-food Value Chain

2

0

2

AGB 410

Agricultural Commodity Price Analysis

2

0

2

AGB 412

Seminar II

0

2

1

AGB 414

Project Work II

0

6

3

 

Total

8

8

15

 

 

 

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About KsTU

Kumasi Technical University was established in 1954 as Kumasi Technical Institute (K. T. I. ) to offer craft courses. In 1963, the Institute was converted to a non-tertiary Polytechnic status under the Ghana Education Service to start offering, in addition, technician diploma and sub- professional courses.

Contact info

Location: Kumasi - Ashanti Region, Ghana, W/A

Postal Address: P. O. Box 854, Kumasi 

Email: info@kstu.edu.gh 

Tel: Admissions: +233(0)322 496 534, +233(0)322 496 380