PGP-FABM Student Exchange Programme is offered in collaboration with ESSEC, Paris, France (International Food Industry Management), University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancavour, Canada (Master of Food & Resource Economics), Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China and NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Norway with a view to enhancing the international exposure for the PGP-FABM Students.  Under this exchange programme (i) second year students of the PGP-FABM programme spend a term in ESSEC, Paris, UBC, Vancouver and SJTU, China (ii) students of the ESSEC , Paris, UBC, Vancouver, SJTU, China and NHH Norway spend a term at IIM, Ahmedabad.

We are also exploring the possibility of exchange with other Management Schools in Europe and other parts of the world.

The faculty is the principal driver of change through its direct involvement in every aspect of the Institute: academics, governance, research, and consultancy. The faculty combines the highest standards of teaching and mentoring with diverse backgrounds as eminent entrepreneurs, policy makers, researchers, theoreticians and consultants. The rich diversity of their backgrounds instills in the students a continuous desire to achieve excellence. 

The PGP-FABM programme receives key support from the Center for Management of Agriculture (CMA) at IIMA, comprised of eminent faculty members having practical expertise from various fields, and also invites a number of visiting professors and eminent individuals from other esteemed colleges and the industry. 

IIMA faculty members are active and regular participants in international conferences and symposia. They contribute to international journals and collaborate with a broad range of agencies to develop and execute consultancy projects.
Faculty members also serve on executive committees and policy formulation boards of a rich variety of organizations in both private and public domains. These include corporations, financial institutions, cooperative societies, NGOs, academic institutions and international agencies such as FAO, World Bank, and WTO. Such active involvement generates precious cross-fertilization and ensures that all academic programmes are kept up to date.

IIMA's two-year, full-time Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-business Management (PGP-FABM) is managed under the guidance of the PGP-FABM Executive Committee. This Committee reports to the academic council.

The First year of the Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-business Management (PGP- FABM) consists of compulsory package of orientation programme, compulsory courses; rural immersion module (RIM) and summer placement.

The second year of the PGP-FABM programme consists of Sector-specific compulsory and elective courses. The compulsory courses are designed to provide an understanding of socio-economic, political, policy and market environment for agribusinesses as well as to impart specialized multi- functional knowledge and skills required for decision-making in an environment characterized by uncertainty, perishability and seasonality. The elective courses aim at deepening the students’ understanding of specific areas of management and building decision making skills within the specific context of rural and agribusiness sector.

Courses Offered

                                                                                    First Year Compulsory Courses (Tentative)
                                                                                                                  Term I

                                                                                                               Term II

                                                                                                                Term III

* Course meant only for PGP-FABM instead of Socio-Cultural Environment of Business (Term II)
** Course meant only for PGP-FABM instead of Business, Environment, and Sustainability (BES) and
Government Systems and Policy Process (GSP)

                                                                                         Second Year Compulsory/Elective Courses (Tentative)

                                                                                                                     Electives

                                                                                                                     Term IV

                                                                                                                       Term V

                                                                                                                      Term VI