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Financial Management for Agribusiness and Farming Enterprises

Farming and agribusiness ventures across Africa deal with seasonal cash flows, biological assets and weather driven risk that ordinary accounting struggles to capture. This course helps farm managers and agribusiness finance staff plan enterprise budgets, cost crops and livestock, and manage cash through the production cycle. Participants leave able to make sound investment and financing decisions in an unpredictable sector.

What you will be able to do

  • Prepare enterprise budgets for crop and livestock operations.
  • Cost inputs, labour and machinery across the production cycle.
  • Manage seasonal cash flow and financing needs on the farm.
  • Value biological assets and produce for reporting purposes.
  • Assess the financial impact of yield, price and weather risk.
  • Evaluate investment in land, equipment and expansion.

Course outline

  1. 01Financial Realities of Agriculture
  2. 02Enterprise Budgeting for Crops and Livestock
  3. 03Costing Inputs, Labour and Machinery
  4. 04Seasonal Cash Flow and Financing
  5. 05Valuing Biological Assets and Produce
  6. 06Managing Yield, Price and Weather Risk
  7. 07Investment Decisions on the Farm

Who should attend

Farm managers, agribusiness owners, cooperative finance officers and lenders serving the agricultural sector.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Online3US$900
24 to 26 Aug 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Cairo3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Accra3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000
12 to 14 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
26 to 28 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000
14 to 16 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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