SubjectAgriculture, Environment
LevelMaster
Type of DegreeMSc
EU FeesEUR 14,250
UniversityVan Hall Larenstein - Velp
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This applied Master programme is designed for mid-career horticulture, livestock or forest professionals working in the private or public sectors. It is suitable for candidates tasked with increasing efficiency, controlling product quality or facilitating the linkage between chain stakeholders as a chain supporter. This programme is experience-based and practise-oriented. It approaches
The programme focuses on facilitating developments and innovations in the agricultural production chain while keeping up with fluctuations in demands and policies. Graduates are competent to conduct applied research towards resilient value chain governance and design new business models for chain actors. Graduates are also trained to reflect on their professionalism in an international business environment. This Master provides all competencies required to build sustainable relations with chain stakeholders and to communicate global value chain developments in a multicultural setting.
This one-year Master programme consists of a nine-month taught programme and a three-month thesis research project. It involves a series of modules that develop competencies, including disciplinary knowledge and expertise and professional skills and attitude.
The programme comprises three phases:
In addition, each specialisation offers courses focusing on the various aspects of value chain development, quality management and business environment of either horticulture or livestock chains. The final module is dedicated to a thesis research project, in which students select a commissioner and a particular aspect of a production chain to research.
Commodities produced in forested landscapes such as timber, palm-oil, shea-butter, cocoa and coffee go through a complex series of stakeholders and channels before making their way to domestic and international markets. Stakeholders within these forest commodity chains have to work with ever-changing consumer demands, market and certification regulations, technological advancements, and an increasing number of national and international laws and regulations.
Forest Chain Management specialists are trained in the competencies needed to analyse the different stages from harvest via processing to consumption from different angles. They become competent in developing sustainable innovations from forest to
You need to have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in life sciences or related fields.
We also require two years of relevant work experience in middle or higher management positions. In case a prospective student has less than two years of experience, his request for enrolment will be discussed by the Student Service Centre.
This Master Programme is eligible for the OKP scholarship which is targeted at professionals from selected non-EU countries who, after their studies in Holland, will be able to further develop and strengthen the organisations at which they work. For more information on OKP and other scholarships, please visit: www.studyinholland.nl/scholarships.
Coming to an Open Day is an excellent opportunity to learn more about Van Hall Larenstein and the Agricultural Production Chain programme.
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