Agriculture & Agribusiness Management

Department of Agriculture & Agribusiness Management

Faculty of Science

The Department launched its BS Program in Agriculture in 2004 and acquired departmental status in 2006, being renamed the Department of Agriculture and Agribusiness Management in 2008. It offers specializations in Agribusiness Management, Plant Protection and Plant Pathology.

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Specializations

Agribusiness, Plant Protection & Plant Pathology

Agribusiness Management

Combines agricultural science with management and economic principles for effective agribusiness execution.

Plant Protection

In-depth knowledge of pests and diseases affecting crops, vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants.

Plant Pathology

Eco-friendly disease and pest management strategies to help boost national crop yield.

Agribusiness is an important and ever-expanding industry in Pakistan, combining agricultural sciences with management skills and an understanding of economic and business principles. The program develops personal and transferrable skills alongside critical appreciation of techniques for effective agribusiness management. Proper pest and disease management strategies help increase crop yield and boost the national economy — students specializing in Plant Protection or Plant Pathology gain an in-depth understanding of pests and diseases affecting crops, vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants, and the eco-friendly management strategies used to address them.

Teaching & Assessment

Program Structure

During the first two years, courses covering different fields of agriculture build a broad background in the subject. From the third year, students choose a specialization in Agribusiness Management, Plant Protection or Plant Pathology. Assessment follows semester rules — midterm, make-up and terminal examinations plus lab examinations or assignments. In the final semester, an internship in a research or agribusiness-related organization is mandatory.

Careers

Career Opportunities

Agribusiness Management graduates find roles as managers, consultants, supply chain coordinators and accountants at national and multinational farm-business organizations, as well as opportunities for self-employment in farming and food sectors. Plant Protection and Plant Pathology graduates find opportunities at research organizations such as PARC, PCSIR, NIAB, NIA and ARI, at pesticide-related national and multinational organizations, or through their own pest and disease management consultancies.

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Overview & History

Introduction

Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Saboohi Raza

The department of Agriculture launched its BS-Program in Agriculture in 2004 and acquired the status of the department in 2006. It was renamed as the Department of Agriculture and Agribusiness Management in 2008. The Department offers specializations in “Agribusiness management”, “Plant protection” and “Plant pathology”.

Agribusiness is an important and ever expanding industry in Pakistan. It combines the study of agricultural sciences with the management skills providing an understanding of economic and business principles and their application to Agribusiness. The program aims to develop a range of personal and transferrable skills along with the critical appreciation of the techniques to assist effective execution of agribusiness management function.

It cannot be denied that the implementation of proper pest and disease management strategies can be helpful in increasing the crop yield and ultimately boost the economy of the country. The courses offered for specialization in plant pathology or plant protection enable the students to acquire an in-depth knowledge of pest and diseases affecting crops, vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants in the country and make them aware of the management strategies to overcome the problem in an eco-friendly manner.

Teaching and Assessment

During the first two years, courses related to different fields of agriculture are taught to develop good background knowledge of the subject. From the third year, students can choose either Agribusiness Management, Plant Protection or Plant Pathology as their field of specialization. Assessment is done as per semester rules that include midterm, Make-up and terminal examinations, and a lab examination or assignment. In the final semester, internship in either a research or agribusiness related organization is mandatory.

Career Opportunities

Specialization in Agribusiness management is helpful in getting jobs in farm business related to national and multinational organizations as managers, consultants, supply chain coordinators and accountants. It also provides an opportunity to enter self-employment immediately after graduating, largely within the farming or food sectors.

Students specializing in plant protection or plant pathology have job opportunities in various research organizations like Department of plant protection, PARC, PCSIR, NIAB, NIA, ARI etc. They can also get jobs in plant and pesticide related national and multinational organizations or can initiate their own business to provide pest and disease management services to farmers.

Academic Staff & Researchers

Faculty

Professor

Dr. Saboohi Raza

Associate Professor

Dr. Rana Mazhar Abbas

Assistant Professor

Dr. Abdul Qayoom Rajput
Dr. Muhammad Shahid Arain
Dr. Amjad Sultan
Dr. Shagufta Sahar
Dr. Muhammad Talha Azeem
Mr. Shahan Aziz

Lecturers

Highly qualified faculty from PARC, corporate sector and various departments of KU is also hired as per the students’ need

Degree Offerings

Programs

Degree Programs Available

• B.S. with specialization in Agribusiness Management, Plant Protection or Plant Pathology
• M.Phil. & Ph.D.

Eligibility & Allocated Seats

• BS : Intermediate Science or equivalent with at least 45% marks - 60 seats
• M.Phil.: B.S. or Honors Agriculture - 15 seats
• Ph.D.: M.S. or M.Sc. or M.Phil. Agriculture

Academic Curriculum & Syllabi

Courses

1st Semester
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-311	Introduction to Agriculture and Agribusiness	3+0
2	AGR-301	Basic Soil Science	2+1
3	AGR-303	Mechanization in Agriculture	2+1
4	AGR-307	Introduction to Agriculture Extension	2+1
5	AGR-300.1 FM	Mathematics I	2+1
6	AGR-300.1 FB	Biology I	2+1
7	AGR-300.1 E	English	3+0

2nd Semester
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-312	Introduction to Plant Protection	2+1
2	AGR-302	General Horticulture	2+1
3	AGR-304	Communication Skills	3+0
4	AGR-306	Introduction to Food Science & Technology	2+1
5	300.2 (F.M)	Mathematics-II (Compulsory)	3+0
6	300.2 (F.B)	Biology - II (Compulsory)	2+1
7	300.2 (I.S)	Islamic Studies (Compulsory)	3+0

3rd Semester
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-400.1 PS	Pakistan Studies	3+0
2	AGR-401	Introductory Plant Entomology	2+1
3	AGR-403	Economics of Agricultural Production	3+0
4	AGR-405	Introduction to Crop Physiology and Biochemistry	2+1
5	AGR-407	Fundamentals of Animal Husbandry	2+1
6	AGR-409	Basic Agricultural Statistics I	2+1

4th Semester
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	400.2 (U)	Urdu (Compulsory)	3+0
2	400.2 (C.A)	Computer Applications (Compulsory)	2+1
3	AGR-402	Introduction to Plant Pathology	2+1
4	AGR-404	Introduction to Plant Breeding & Genetics	2+1
5	AGR-408	Agricultural Microbiology	2+1
6	AGR-410	Basic Agricultural Statistics - II	2+1

5th Semester with Specialization of (Plant Protection)
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-537	Pest scouting and Forecasting	2+1
2	AGR-503	Principles of Plant Protection	2+1
3	AGR-505	Pest Ecology	2+1
4	AGR-507	Introductory Acarology	2+1
5	AGR-509	Introductory Molecular Plant Pathology	2+1
6	AGR-511	Pesticides and their application techniques	2+1

5th Semester with Specialization of (Plant Pathology)
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-509	Introductory Molecular Plant Pathology	2+1
2	AGR-511	Pesticides and their application techniques	2+1
3	AGR-513	Introductory Mycology	2+1
4	AGR-515	Introduction to Plant Prokaryotes	2+1
5	AGR-517	Methods and Techniques in Plant Pathology	2+1
6	AGR-519	Introductory Range and Forest Pathology	2+1

5th Semester with Specialization of (Agribusiness)
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-521	Introduction to Agribusiness Research Methods	3+0
2	AGR-525	Fundamentals of Accounting	3+0
3	AGR-527	Principles of Management	3+0
4	AGR-529	Agricultural Finance	3+0
5	AGR-531/535	Livestock Nutrition Management / Sustainable Agriculture	3+0
6	AGR-533/523	Management of Livestock Production/ Economics of Agrobased Industries	3+0

6th Semester with Specialization of (Plant Protection)
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-502	Introduction to Plant Parasitic Nematodes	2+1
2	AGR-504	Epidemiology & Management of Plant Diseases	2+1
3	AGR-506	Diseases of Field Crops	2+1
4	AGR-508	Insect Pests of field crops	2+1
5	AGR-510	Field Crop Ecology	3+0
6	AGR-512	Insect Classification	2+1

6th Semester with Specialization of (Plant Pathology)
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-502	Introduction to Plant Parasitic Nematodes	2+1
2	AGR-504	Epidemiology & Management of Plant Diseases	2+1
3	AGR-506	Diseases of Field Crops	2+1
4	AGR-508	Insect Pests of field crops	2+1
5	AGR-514	Introduction to Plant Viruses	2+1
6	AGR-516	Beneficial Microorganisms	2+1

6th Semester with Specialization of (Agribusiness)
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-522	Business Information Systems	3+0
2	AGR-524	Farm Planning and Management	3+0
3	AGR-526	Organizational Behaviour	3+0
4	AGR-528	Agricultural Benefit -Cost Analysis	3+0
5	AGR-530	Breeding for Horticultural Crops	2+1
6	AGR-532	Nurseries Management and Certification System	2+1
7	AGR-534	Economics of Farm Animals	2+1
8	AGR-536	Dairy and Meat Production	2+1

7th Semester with Specialization of (Plant Protection)
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-601	Plant Quarantine and SPS Methods	3+0
2	AGR-603	Diseases of Fruits, Vegetable and Ornamentals	2+1
3	AGR-605	Insect Pest of Fruits, Vegetable and Ornamentals	2+1
4	AGR-607	Post-Harvest Management	2+1
5	AGR-609	Vertebrate Pest Management	2+1
6	AGR-617	Introduction to Weeds and Phanerogamic Parasites	2+1

7th Semester with Specialization of (Plant Pathology)
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-601	Plant Quarantine and SPS Methods	3+0
2	AGR-603	Diseases of Fruits, Vegetable and Ornamentals	2+1
3	AGR-605	Insect Pest of Fruits, Vegetable and Ornamentals	2+1
4	AGR-611	Seed and Post -Harvest Pathology	2+1
5	AGR-613	Abiotic Diseases of Plants	2+1
6	AGR-615	Post-Harvest Processing and Management	2+1

7th Semester with Specialization of (Agribusiness)
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-615/627	Post-Harvest Processing and Management/ Meat Poultry and Fish Processing	2+1/ 2+1
2	AGR-621	Agribusiness Marketing and Management	3+0
3	AGR-625	Socio Legal and Ethical Issues in Agribusiness	3+0
4	AGR-623	Quality Control and Assurance	3+0
5	AGR-633/631	Vegetable and Flower Seed Production/Poultry Farm Management and Production	2+1/ 2+1
6	AGR-629	Agribusiness Strategy and Policy	3+0

8th Semester with Specialization of (Plant Protection)
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-602	Integrated Pest Management	2+1
2	AGR-606	Biotechnology & Molecular Techniques in Plant Protection	2+1
3	AGR-608	International Agreements and Plant Protection	3+0
4	AGR-610	Pesticide Toxicology	2+1
5	AGR-632	Thesis / Internship + Project	0+6

8th Semester with Specialization of (Plant Pathology)
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-606	Biotechnology & Molecular Techniques in Plant Protection	2+1
2	AGR-608	International Agreements and Plant Protection	3+0
3	AGR-610	Pesticide Toxicology	2+1
4	AGR-612	Integrated Plant disease Management	2+1
5	AGR-632	Thesis / Internship + Project	0+6

8th Semester with Specialization of (Agriculture)
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-622	Human Resource Management	3+0
2	AGR-624	Agri-Entrepreneurship	3+0
3	AGR-626	Operation, Supply & Support Logistics	3+0
4	AGR-628	Branding & Advertising in Agribusiness	3+0
5	AGR-632	Thesis / Internship + Project	0+6

M.S / M.Phil
1st Semester
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-701	Research Methodology	3+0
2	AGR-703	Pesticide Resistance Management	2+1
3	AGR-705	Insect Pathology	2+1
4	AGR-707	Biochemistry and Physiology of Diseased Plants	2+1
5	AGR-709	Plant Nematology	2+1
6	AGR-717	Mycology-I	2+1
7	AGR-711	Agriculture Policy & Trade	3+0
8	AGR-713	Econometrics	3+0
9	AGR-715	Managerial Accounting	3+0

2nd Semester
S.NO.	Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours
1	AGR-702	Host Plant Resistance	3+0
2	AGR-704	Community IPM	3+0
3	AGR-721	Plant Protection and Environment	2+1
4	AGR-708	Plant Virology	2+1
5	AGR-710	Plant Bacteriology	2+1
6	AGR-712	Fungal Plant Pathology	2+1
7	AGR-714	Mycology II	2+1
8	AGR-716	Marketing Analysis	2+1
9	AGR-718	Advanced Supply Chain Management and Logistics	3+0
10	AGR-720	Project Planning and Management	3+0
11	AGR-722	Monetary and Fiscal Policy	3+0

Scholarly Contributions

Research

Research Activities

The department is actively engaged in research related to Entomology, Mycology, Plant Pathology and Agribusiness. Several research students are also enrolled in M.Phil. & Ph.D. programs.

Publications

The faculty members and research students regularly publish research papers in journals of national and international repute.

Infrastructure & Laboratories

Facilities

The department is well-equipped with modern teaching aids. It also has facilities for research on topics related to the fields of entomology, mycology, plant pathology and Agribusiness. The department's seminar library has a good collection of books related to agriculture and agribusiness that students can have easy access to.

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