Centre for Management in Agriculture
To facilitate cutting-edge research in applied, policy and research issues related to the management of agriculture including food, agribusiness, the rural and allied sector for stakeholders across the public, private, voluntary and cooperative domain.
Since its inception, the management of the agri-food sector has been a key thrust area for IIMA. To forward this vision, a small group called the Agco Group was set up in 1963 to address the challenges faced by the agricultural sector and cooperatives. The Agco Group was re-designed into the Centre for Management in Agriculture (CMA) in 1971. The goal of CMA has been to aid in the process of modernization of the agri-food sector by using concepts of management science.
In the initial years, the focus of research was in understanding the roles played by public and cooperative organizations in the areas of block development administration, cooperatives, rural development and the high-yielding varieties programme. Over time, the research activity of the Centre has expanded to study the problems and growth possibilities of organizations supplying inputs and services to the agri-food sector as well as for procurement, processing, and marketing of farm and allied produce. Given that the Indian food and agribusiness sector is facing numerous challenges due to globalization, the rapid pace of technological change like biotechnology and GMOs, the changing business environment and the rapidly evolving role of government, CMA has carried out research in these areas to address some of the issues in the recent past.
List Of Courses
The CMA faculty are involved in teaching in several Post Graduate and Doctoral level Programmes; these include the Post Graduate Programme in Food & Agribusiness Management (PGP-FABM) and doctoral level Fellow Programme in Management with specialization in Food & Agribusiness. The Centre also conducts short duration Executive Education Programmes (EEPs) in the areas of agricultural input marketing, contract farming and rural marketing for industry leaders and managers, policy planners and other stakeholders in the food and agribusiness sector.
- Agro-food Value Chain Management and Development (AVCMD)
- Agricultural Management (AM-I)
- Agricultural Management II (AM-II)
- Agricultural Development Policy (ADP)
- Foundations of New Institutional Economics (FA-NIE)
- Applied Microeconomics for Food and Agribusiness (MFA)
- Development Economics: Micro Foundations
- Agricultural Risks and Risk Management Strategies (ARRMS)
- Principles of Impact Evaluation (PIE)
- Shodh Yatra (SY)
- CINE: Understanding Creativity, Innovation, Knowledge Networks And Entrepreneurship
- Managing Development Projects (MDP)
- Managing International Trade (MIT)
- Rural Social and Institutional Environment (RuSIE)
- Value Chain Management - Applications in Agribusiness (VCM)
- Marketing of Agricultural Inputs (MAI)
- Agricultural & Food Policy (AFP)
- Strategic Food Marketing (SFM)
- Management of Agribusiness Projects (MABP)
- Agricultural Finance (AF)
- Agribusiness Entrepreneurship (AbE)
- Agribusiness Leadership (AbL)
- Agricultural Futures and Options Markets (AFOM)
- Shodh Yatra (SY)
- International Agri-Food Trade (IAFT)
- CINE: Understanding Creativity, Innovation, Knowledge, Networks and Entrepreneurship (CINE)
- Sales and Distribution Management for Agriculture (SDMA)
- Hi-tech Innovations and Shared Value Creation in Agriculture (HIA)
- Agricultural Markets & Pricing (AMP)
- Food Systems Approach to Indian Agribusinesses (FSA)
- Agri Business Strategy
- Shodh Yatra (SY)
- CINE: Understanding Creativity, Innovation, Knowledge Networks and Entrepreneurship
- CINE: Connecting Communities and Corporations for Frugal Innovations
- Rural Marketing
- CINE e-PGP: Creativity, Innovation, Knowledge Networks and Entrepreneurship
- Land Tenure Risk Management (LTRM) for Sustainable Investment
- Agricultural Input Marketing
Message from the Area Chairperson
The Centre for Management in Agriculture is an interdisciplinary group engaged in both teaching and research. As teachers, they impart the skills and knowledge needed for effective decision-making. As researchers, they are concerned not only with current and future issues facing the food and agribusiness sector but also the use of natural resources and sustainability. The Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare often turns to the CMA for research oriented to problem-solving in specific situations or for provides policy analysis and advice. 
Ph.D. at IIMA
The Ph.D. Programme in Management seeks candidates with outstanding academic credentials, intellectual curiosity and discipline needed to make scholarly contribution to society. It provides a diverse set of opportunities for interdisciplinary learning and research The student becomes part of one of the eleven functional/sectoral areas and acquires the super specialized theoretical knowledge and practical aspects of the area.
Ongoing Research Projects
2019-20
| Sr. No |
Project Name |
Faculty Co-ordinator |
| 1 |
Assessing the Impact of the e-NAM Initiative Linking APMC Markets: Evidence from Villages |
Prof. Hari K. Nagarajan |
CMA has completed the following research projects for the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, since 2007-2008.
Ranjan Kumar Ghosh
2022-23
Vidya Vemireddy, Hari K. Nagarajan
2022-23
Production, Markets and Trade: A Detailed Analysis of Factors Affecting Pulses Production in India
Ranjan Kumar Ghosh
2018-19
Ranjan Kumar Ghosh
2018-19
- March 5, 2021: Antecedents of Shift towards Millets among Urban Consumers in India by Suruchi Singh
- January 29, 2021: Do Producer Companies Help Remediate Institutional Voids in the Agricultural Product Market? Evidence from Telangana, India by Jannet John
- November 10, 2020: Global versus Local Brand Preference Formation in Food Products by Rupali Singh
- October 8, 2020: Utilising a Theory of Change framework to Understand the Determinants and Impacts of Participation in Agricultural Value Chains by Women by Disha Bose
- August 13, 2020: Collective Action and Policy Intervention in the Uptake of Planned Climate Change Adaptation by Anar Bhatt
- October 11, 2021: Stakeholder Perception and Viability of Traceability in the Food Sector in India by Anam Chaudhary
- December 6, 2021: The Effect of Marketing Channels on Market Integration: A Spatial Price Analysis in Context of APMC Reforms by Nikita Gupta
- The National Conference on Agro-Economic Policy & Research 2019, January 10-11, 2019
- National Conference on Agro-Economic Research, January 30-31, 2018
- Improving Water Use & its Efficiency in India’s Agriculture: The Impact of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)- Per Drop More Crop, September 25, 2019
Consulting & Policy Engagement
CMA provides consultancy services to public, private, cooperative, voluntary and international organizations. The CMA faculty has been engaged in policy planning and implementation at national and State levels. Some faculty members are on the boards of public, private, cooperative and other developmental organizations and are members of various committees/task forces/working groups constituted by the erstwhile planning commission (NITI Aayog) and various ministries of the Government of India. Furthermore, CMA has provided help in institution building and played a key role in setting up national level institutes like Indian Institute of Forest Management, National Institute of Agricultural Marketing, and National Institute of Cooperative Management.
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