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Mini-MBA in Sustainable Food Supply Chains

Learn how to develop business models and supply chains that are good for business and good for the planet.

Self-paced Learning | Interactive case sessions | One-2-One Coaching

Online | Upto 250 hours of effort needed | USD$99/Month

Advance as a Sustainability Lead, Circular Economy Consultant, or AgriFoodTech Specialist

Discover how to analyse sustainability in business models.

Learn how to develop sustainable food supply chains within the People, Planet and Profit framework.
Build an understanding of global supply chain challenges.
Lead your company into a more sustainable future.

The Mini-MBA has been designed by industry experts to enable you to solve supply chain sustainability challenges and build a differentiated, purposeful career.

“Companies are increasingly taking actions that result in better social, economic and environmental impacts because society expects this and because there are business benefits to doing so.”
– UN report on Supply Chain Sustainability

Trusted by leaders from global agrifood companies.

Module Overview

The Mini-MBA contains a foundation module, four core modules & an elective module to complete. Click into a module to explore the learning objectives.

Foundation Module

- Learn the basics of Agriculture and Value chains
- Learn the components of the business model framework and their individual importance
- Understand how the components of the business model framework come together to create profitable businesses
- Prepares to go into the depth of the Mini MBA core modules

Core Modules

- Learn the competitive value proposition tool design and how to apply it
- Learn to design the value chain structure and partnerships to delivery the value proposition
- Learn to review/asses other business model components (distribution strategy and sustainability elements) for businesses that have scaled successfully
- Learn to review and apply digital & hardware technologies to emerging and established Food & Agribusiness value chains
- Learn to design the processes to ensure supply chain wide safety and transparency
- Learn how established businesses and leveraging the digital innovations to fine-tune their business models
- Learn to review the sustainability elements in the context of the value chain
- Understand how different indoor food production technologies are transforming the agribusiness value chains
- Learn how to critically review sustainable food businesses in different geographies
- Learn how to design distribution strategy that is aligned with the value proposition
- Learn the distribution and retail trend patterns and map them appropriately to the specific business context
- Learn to use global retail developments and insights in your own context

Elective Modules

- Learn to review and apply technologies to create circular and disruptive supply chains
- Learn to apply the framework to create sustainable business value out of potential food waste
- Learn how established food businesses are dealing with food waste in their value chains
- Understand the approach of value chain financing over conventional financing
- Learn how to evaluate different factors for designing an effective financial product by Banks or any Agribusiness value chain actor
- Understand the need for cashflow tool in planning and optimisation of production processes
- Understand the financial needs and risks of a smallholder
- Learn and apply supplier selection frameworks
- Learn and apply supplier risk management tools
- Learn and apply spend management tools
- Learn about and apply Cold chain logistics innovations and last mile logistics innovations
- Learn about alternative food sources around the world
- Learn the approaches to interact with consumers/shopper and leverage that data for fine-tuning and re-defining value proposition
- Understand the market realities in global meat and fresh produce sectors