The Membership Induction Course is for new professionals joining the Institute for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources and Research Centre. The course is designed to support emerging and established agribusiness professionals and entrepreneurs in Nigeria by helping them identify opportunities, strategies and business models that will improve their local and global competitiveness.
All New Members that have completed their documentations and registrations are eligible to attend the MIC course. Attendance is mandatory for all new members as the induction ceremony and presentation of Certificate of Membership for the Grades of Membership Doctorate Research Fellow, Doctorate Fellow, Fellow, Member, Associate, Graduate and Corporate categories would be presented to each members after the MIC workshop.
MIC WORKSHOP PROGRAM
9.00am-10.00am Opening Remarks
10am-11:30am Module One
1stWorkshop Theme: Emerging Opportunities for Impact Investments in Global Agribusiness
This module will explore high value economic potentials in primary, secondary and tertiary productions. In the midst of tremendous opportunities along the corridors of several agricultural value chains, this module will help in highlighting options for high end investment return.
11:30am-12 noon Tea & Networking Break
Opportunity for networking, meeting new delegates and participating in group discussions along the deliverables of Module One
12am-1:30pm Module Two
2ndWorkshop Theme: Starting, Building and Growing a Successful Agribusiness: Identifying Models that works
The objective of this module is to help agribusiness professionals to highlight sets of strategies and business models that will improve profitability and business sustainability.
1:30pm-2:30pm Module Three
3rdWorkshop Theme: ISANRRC: A roadmap to professional and personal success.
The course will introduce members to the institute and its management, the role of agribusiness professionals and the responsibilities of members. The module will prepare a new member to be a more effective professional with readiness to contribute better to the global agribusiness economy and take advantage of opportunities that will present itself from time to time.
2:30pm-3:30pm Lunch & Discussion Groups
Opportunity for networking, meeting other delegates and participating in group discussions along the deliverables of Module Two and Three.
3:30pm- 4:00pm Induction Ceremony & Presentation of Membership Certificates
Presentation of Certificates and Plaques of Membership to new Members and induction into their respective State Chapters.