Diploma in Agribusiness & Finance

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Brief Programme Description 

The main aim of the programme is to train and produce graduates with requisite skills and competencies needed to become persons with requisite practical expertise in agribusiness to manage small Agri-SME enterprises or become intra-preneurs in agribusiness firms or institutions. This will be done through quality teaching, practical hands-on training, relevant academic and demand-driven research, and exposure to industry best practice.  

       

Admission Entry Requirements:

 

Applicants from all programmes or disciplines at the secondary level are eligible to apply. These include areas as General Science, General Agriculture, General Arts, Business, Home Economics, and Visual Arts 

Eligible candidates must possess one of the entry requirements below: 

SSSCE Candidates: Passes (A-D) in five (5) subjects comprising three core subjects, English Language, Integrated Science and Mathematics, plus two (2) elective subjects. 

WASSCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A1-D7) in five (5) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language, Integrated Science and Mathematics, plus two (2) elective subjects. 

 

 

ADVANCED LEVEL CERTIFICATE (GCE ‘A’-LEVEL) Applicants: 

  1. Five (5) Credits (Grade 6) or better at the GCE ‘O’ Level, including English Language, Mathematics and a Science subject (for non-science students) and an Arts subject (for science students). 

  2. Passes in two (2) ‘A’ Level subjects (at least, one of the passes should be grade D). 

 

Mature Applicants:  

  1. The basic requirement for admission is 5 credits at the GCE ‘O’-Level, including English and mathematics, or credit passes in English, Core Mathematics, Integrated Science, and three Elective subjects at the SSSCE/WASSCE level. 

  2. Candidates should be at least 25 years at the time of application. 

  3. Candidates must pass a qualifying examination conducted by the Institute which shall form the basis of a short-listing of candidates. 

 

 

 

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE 

 

The outline which includes yearly courses, contact hours for theory (T), practicals (P) and credit values (C) is presented as follows: 

 

YEAR ONE SEMESTER ONE 

Course Code 

Course Title 

Credit Hours 

Component 

T 

P 

C 

DAF 101 

Entrepreneurship 

3 

0 

3 

Core 

DAF 103 

Business Communication I 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

DAF 105 

Introduction to Computer 

1 

1 

2 

Core 

DAF 107 

Introduction to Agriculture  

2 

0 

2 

Core 

DAF 109 

Introduction to Postharvest Technology 

2 

1 

3 

Core 

DAF 111 

Agribusiness Management 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

DAF 113 

Farm Records Management and Accounting 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

Total 

 

14 

2 

16 

 

 

 

 

 

YEAR ONE SEMESTER TWO 

Course Code 

Course Title 

Credit Hours 

Component 

T 

P 

C 

DAF 102 

Economics for Managers 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

DAF 112 

Irrigation and Sustainable Land Management  

2 

1 

3 

Core 

DAF 106 

Business Communication II  

2 

0 

2 

Core 

DAF 108 

Arable Crop Production and Management 

2 

1 

3 

Core 

DAF 110 

Micro Livestock, Snails and Mushroom Production 

2 

1 

3 

Core 

DAF 104 

Fruit Crops Production and Management 

2 

1 

3 

Core 

Total 

 

12 

4 

16 

 

 

                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEAR TWO SEMESTER ONE                                                                                           

Course Code 

Course Title 

Credit Hours 

Component 

T 

P 

C 

DAF 201 

Agribusiness Finance I 

3 

0 

3 

Core 

DAF 203 

Agricultural Produce Export Management 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

DAF 205 

Food Processing and Preservation  

2 

1 

3 

Core 

DAF 207 

Vegetable Crops Production and Management 

2 

1 

3 

Core 

DAF 209 

Principles and Practices of Apiculture 

2 

1 

3 

Core 

DAF 211 

Livestock Production and Management 

2 

1 

3 

Core 

DAF 213 

Industrial Attachment                                      

        0  

2 

2 

Mandatory 

Total 

 

13 

6 

19 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO 

 

Course Code 

Course Title 

Credit Hours 

Component 

T 

P 

C 

DAF 202 

Agribusiness Finance II 

2 

1 

3 

Core 

DAF 204 

Agribusiness Risk and Resource Management 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

DAF 206 

Poultry production and Management 

2 

1 

3 

Core 

DAF 208 

Agricultural Marketing 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

DAF 210 

Plantation Farming 

2 

1 

3 

Core 

DAF 212 

Principles and Practices of Aquaculture 

2 

1 

3 

Core 

DAF 214 

Human Resource Management 

2 

0 

2 

Core 

Total 

 

14 

4 

18 

 

Programme Category
Non-Tertiary Diploma Programmes
Programme Duration
2 Years
Programme Department
Department of Agropreneurship
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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.

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

Postal Address: P. O. Box 854, Kumasi 

Email: info@kstu.edu.gh 

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