What is Agro business?

Agricultural business, also widely refered to as agro biz, is made up of the diverse businesses and systems in the agricultural industry.

Also, agro business refers to the field of study  of related and interdependent existing (and future) value chains in agriculture and the use of ecosystems with their biological resources to create value.

The business side of agriculture is essentially to make profit providing agricultural outputs for homes and industrial consumption in a sustainable system without destroying the environment for future generations.

What are the types of agro businesses?

Agro business is quite broad and diverse. It includes:

Agricultural inputs production,

Farm operations and management,

Agricultural equipment and supplies manufacturing,

Edible food/non-edible products production processing,

Trading including agro import and export,

and retailing.

Is agro export business profitable?

Yes, agricultural export business is the new oil and it is very profitable but the earning potentials will only increase with time.

What are the benefits of the agro export business?

📌 It enhance economic diversification. Agro export business is one of the ways countries grow wealth and one of the cheapest means of foreign exchange.

📌 Agricultural exportation business is very profitable because exporters profit more than the importers due to the embarrassing foreign exchange quagmire.

📌 Agricultural exportation business helps to reduce this loss/waste of exportable agricultural producys through processing and exporting the products in the value chain to other countries.

📌 Agricultural export business creates job opportunities for not just the exporter, but for everyone in the chain: right from the producers of the exportable commodities, to the product sourcing agent, the haulage company, shipping line workers, and lots more.

What is the first thing it takes to start up the agro export business?

Agro export business is quite different from the trading within the country or region and that’s why the first thing to recommend before starting the business is to learn the in and out about the agro export business.

Knowledge about the agro export business is key to avoid failure.

Therefore, there’s need to gather necessary information about the agro export business,including the regulatory requirements, before you launch out.

What does it take to startup the agro export business?

To startup an agro export business, it solely depends on the interest of the agricultural exporter, availability of startup capital, and availability of the agro-produce to be exported.

What are the agro-produce that can be exported by agro export business?

Some of the agro-produce that can be exported includes, but not limited to :

Cashew nuts,

Ginger,

Cocoa (seeds and processed),

Prawns,

Plantain flour,

Fruits,

Kola/bitter kola,

Ginger,

Garlic,                  

Groundnuts,

Cow bones/cow horns,

Gum Arabic,

Rubber,

Sesame seeds,

Shea nuts/Shea butter,

Mangoes,

Sugarcane,

Vegetables/spices,

Dried or Ground melon seeds,

Ground maize,

Beans,

Shrimps etc.

How can I learn the basics in agro export business ?

Here are free materials you can download as pdf files and study to cover some of the basics in agro export business. 

STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO AGRO EXPORT AND COMMODITY TRADING (vol 1)

STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO AGRO EXPORT AND COMMODITY TRADING (vol 2)

STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO AGRO EXPORT AND COMMODITY TRADING (vol 3)

How To Get Trained In  Agro Export Business For Free

This training on how to start and run a profitable agro export business comes absolutely free