Agricultural Business Management

Agricultural business management addresses one of the most practically urgent challenges of our time: how to run businesses in the food and farming sector efficiently, sustainably, and profitably in an era of volatile markets, evolving policy, and growing pressure to reduce the environmental impact of food production. The discipline combines the biological and technical knowledge of agriculture with the strategic, financial, and operational knowledge of business management, producing graduates who understand both the land and the ledger.

At the Royal Agricultural University, this three-year full-time degree focuses on equipping you with the advanced skills needed to manage complex agricultural and food business systems. You will explore how food is produced, marketed, procured, and distributed across increasingly sophisticated global supply chains, developing expertise in business strategy, finance, supply chain management, and sustainable business practice. The Royal Agricultural University has a long-established reputation in land-based education, and the programme benefits from deep connections with industry and a practical, vocationally grounded approach to learning.

The typical entry tariff is 104 UCAS points.

Graduates of agricultural business management programmes work in farm management, agri-business, food supply chain management, commodity trading, agricultural finance, rural surveying, and government agricultural policy. The combination of agricultural knowledge and business expertise positions graduates well in a sector where the two must work in tandem if businesses are to be both commercially successful and environmentally responsible. Many graduates also pursue professional qualifications in rural surveying or business, or go on to postgraduate study in agricultural economics, food systems, or business management, deepening their expertise in the areas of greatest interest to them.