AgribusinessProfessional Certificate
From Farm to Export: Value Chains for Specialty Crops
with Simone Thibodeaux-Grant · Advanced · Online
10 weeks · Online
Program
Agribusiness and Value Chains
Pricing, cooperatives, export logistics and building a crop brand.
IntermediateGlobal/Online
- Duration
- 10 weeks
- Weekly hours
- 5 hours / week
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Certification
- Professional Certificate
Overview
Learn how to turn production into a business: map value chains, price for profit, meet export requirements and work with cooperatives.
What you will learn
- Map a value chain
- Price for local and export markets
- Prepare export paperwork
- Keep financial records
- Negotiate with buyers
- Plan a crop brand
Included courses
Agricultural TechnologyCertificate of CompletionFarm Records, Data and Simple Analytics
with Thandiwe Dlamini · Foundation · Online
5 weeks · Online
Organic CertificationOrganic Farming Practitioner CredentialOrganic Certification Readiness
with Simone Thibodeaux-Grant · Professional · Online
8 weeks · Online
Instructor
Sample instructor
Simone Thibodeaux-Grant
Agribusiness and Export Advisor · Global/Online
Simone, a Louisiana-born daughter of Haitian farmers, has spent two decades connecting Caribbean and African producers to specialty markets.
Value chainsExport complianceCooperative finance
Certification
Professional Certificate
Recognises applied, job-ready skills assessed through field work and a capstone.
Requirements to earn it
- Complete all lessons
- Submit every field assignment for mentor review
- Pass a capstone project assessed by an instructor
Prerequisites
- Business or farming experience
Who this is for
- Agri-entrepreneurs
- Cooperative managers
- Export coordinators
Next start: 16 February 2027
Tuition information coming soon