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Major Resource Kit

Food and Agribusiness Marketing and Management

The Food and Agribusiness Marketing and Management major offers a business education with a twist. Building on the basics of business, including accounting, finance, marketing, and leadership, the FABM major incorporates a special focus on the multi-million dollar food and fiber industry. Not only do our students achieve a background in business principles, but they leave the program with a working knowledge of how the agribusiness sector operates and impacts domestic and world economies. We teach about international trade, product management, human resources, finance, and strategies of successful salesmanship. Our students get to experience a course in Futures Trading, where an on-site link to the Chicago Board of Trade shows how the market is doing. There is an option to concentrate studies in Food Marketing, where students explore the food market system from farm to consumer, and learn to market food commodities from cereal and produce to Perdue chicken!

Food and Agribusiness Marketing and Management graduates are in great demand by many business and government employers. Alumni are working in food marketing and sales, produce and food brokering, investment banking, market analysis, agricultural chemical sales, and business management for a variety of firms. Some students choose to enter graduate school to work on an MBA, a law degree, or a Master's degree in fields such as food marketing, international marketing, and agribusiness finance. Whatever your goal, we encourage you to participate in job-search workshops, career days, internships, and the National Agribusiness Association. Our student chapter of NAMA is a professional organization that helps students to develop networking and leadership skills while allowing them to network with leaders in the agribusiness industry.

For more information on any of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources majors, contact the Office of Academic Programs at 831-2508 or stop by 104 Townsend Hall.

Sample Job Titles

Bachelor's Degree/Entry Level Further Education/Experience Often Required
*agricultural produce broker *professor
*sales representative *international marketing director
*marketing coordinator *vice-president of sales
*agribusiness manager *project manager
*pharmaceutical sales *agricultural program manager

Check the Dictionary of Occupational Titles under section 180 for additional related careers.

Enhancing Employability

- Participate in Internships, Field Experience Placements and Alumni Mentor Network.
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Sample UD Field Experiences:Delaware State and Local Governments, DuPont Company, Perdue Farms, Inc.

Some Employers of Food and Agribusiness Marketing and Management Majors

 *food retailers and brokers 	
*state/federal government
*pharmaceutical companies *business and industry
*feed, grain and seed companies
*chemical companies *banks and securities firms
*farm cooperatives

Other Sources of Information

AG Careers
www.agricareers.com

Agricultural and Applied Economics Association  
www.aaea.org

American Farm Bureau
www.fb.org/  

Careers in Food
www.careersinfood.com                            

Careers With the Agricultural Research Service
www.ars.usda.gov/careers

Environmental Career Opportunities
www.ecojobs.com

Food Marketing Institute					     
www.fmi.org

Institute of Food Technologists
www.ift.org

The Riley Guide
www.rileyguide.com

Resources for Finding Employment

Found at the Career Services Center's Career Library (first floor):
  • Blue Hen Careers -- Internships, Part-time, Summer, and Full-time Jobs -- All in one place
  • Careers in Focus - Agriculture (CSE 69)
  • Top Careers for Business Graduates (CSE 83)
  • Great Jobs for Business Majors (CSE 84)
  • Careers in Focus - Business (CSE 85)
  • Careers in Business (CSE 99)
  • Management Consulting (CSE 111)
  • Careers for Environmental Types & Others Who Respect the Earth (CSE 449)
  • The Eco Guide to Careers that Make a Difference (CSE 450)
  • Career Opportunities in Science (CSE 455)
  • Careers for Scientific Types & Others With Inquiring Minds (CSE 457)
  • Outdoor Careers (CSE 485)
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook (GE 5)
  • Graduate Programs in the Biological Sciences (GS 25)
  • Graduate Programs in the Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Agricultural Sciences, the Environment & Natural Resources (GS 30)
  • www.udel.edu/CSC/netresources.html CSC's Internet Resources

Further information including: Skills to Develop, Strategies for Contacting Employers, Graduate School Information and where to get assistance is available in the CAREER LIBRARY located at 401 Academy Street.


Last updated: December 15, 2011 (CH)