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Agribusiness

Education for the Business of Agriculture and Food.
Rooted in North Carolina. Reaching for the World.

What is Agribusiness?

Agribusiness is the business of agriculture, including farming of food and natural fiber. It is also includes manufacturing, and wholesale and retail sales in North Carolina, the U.S.A. and worldwide. Agribusiness is the world's largest industry responsible for feeding and clothing over 6 billion people worldwide.

What can I do with a career in Agribusiness?

Agribusiness professionals can choose to work on the family farm, but may also choose to work in careers throughout America or abroad. Agribusiness careers are creative and plentiful. The U.S. Agribusiness industry accounts for nearly one-fifth of the U.S. gross national product and employees close to one-fourth of the U.S. labor force.

Agribusiness career opportunities:

  • Food and fiber processing operations are in need of managers and technical experts to develop and expand operations. Federal, state and municipal governments require a constant re-supply of rural and agriculture leaders and technical experts.
  • Family and corporate farms and associated industries require managers, operators and technical experts who can respond to constant change.
  • International organizations such as the United Nations and church sponsored aid and development agencies at home or abroad need project managers, operators, and consultants. High schools and colleges need Agri-science teachers.
  • Agribusiness professionals can also work as farm insurance agents, landscape designers, natural resource conservationists, business cooperative specialists, bankers, economists and or even commodity traders. All are part of modern Agribusiness.

Become an Agribusiness Entrepreneur. Agribusiness professionals are involved at all stages of production, sales and marketing of products and are in demand today.

10 reasons to major in Agribusiness @moc.edu:

  1. Motivated and accomplished student body. Our students are great. Whether they come from small town or rural America, the big city or Latin America, Asia, or Africa, they are motivated and excel beyond expectations.
  2. Highly respected and student-friendly staff. Our growing faculty body heralds many nationally and internationally recognized scholars, 90% with terminal degrees in their field. Our teaching staff members are well published in terms of research and scholarly works, and they are talented teachers. Teaching is the primary responsibility of Mount Olive professors and lecturers.
  3. Contacts with agribusiness firms and support agencies. Located in the center of agribusiness of North Carolina the program has developed many contacts with local, state, and national
    agribusiness firms. These contacts help to inform benefit our academic programs and provide opportunities for our students for employment and internships.
  4. Generous awards program. Over 80% of Mount Olive College students receive financial aid packages.
  5. Great reputation. As one of few private college agribusiness programs in America and worldwide, our great reputation is growing. Until recently a well kept secret, M.O.C. Agribusiness programs are becoming known for academic excellence an innovation and through hands-on local programs of the Mount Olive College Agribusiness Center.
  6. Unique programs. We offer unique Agribusiness programs aimed at the business of agriculture and food. While our programs are rooted in North Carolina we are reaching for the world, with innovative, up-to-date curricula.
  7. Study abroad. Each year our agribusiness programs introduce our students to international agribusiness through study abroad to such countries as Mexico, Costa Rica and Canada.
  8. Friendly, warm environment. Small classes allow instructors to develop strong communication with all students and mentor them to success.
  9. Nationally recognized student clubs. We are proud to host a leading Collegiate FFA .
  10. Beautiful campus in an ideal location. Our beautiful 138 acre campus is located in eastern North Carolina in center of North Carolina agribusiness. We are only 1 hour from the coastal beaches and 1 hour from the capital city of Raleigh. Our climate is temperate with warm days and nights most of the year.