English-taught
International Food & Agribusiness is about international sustainable entrepreneurship. That means its about doing international business, with respect for people and planet. Its about learning how to build bridges between different kinds of worlds; between profit and non-profit organisations and between national and international affairs.

During your studies you learn about food systems all over the world. You will find out what sustainable food production means, and understand the relationship between food and health. You will learn about global food supply. You will know all about international business and you will comprehend corporate social responsibility.

International Food & Agribusiness focuses on how to deal with todays decline of natural food and energy sources. It strives to increase the efficiency of food production without cost to human welfare or the environment. It also explores bio-based economy, which means the use of agricultural produce for non-food, such as bio-plastics or bio-fuels. You learn how to use technological innovations, how to cooperate internationally and how to do sustainable business.

Are you an open-minded person? Are you interested in other cultures and the world around you? Are you creative and motivated and also have a knack for business? International Food & Agribusiness is the right study programme for you!

Job Prospects
Successful completion of this course leads to a Bachelor degree in International Food & Agribusiness.
International Food & Agribusiness has been developed in consultation with companies from the agri-food industry. This ensures what you learn is directly applicable and relevant to real business. For that reason, graduates from this course are in high demand, both in the Netherlands and abroad. As a generalist with a wide view of the entire agricultural production chain, you are the link that brings the specialists of different sectors together.

Whether you end up working for a big multi-national company or a smaller enterprise, you are the one who builds bridges between the many domains of the agricultural industry and finds the key to making it more sustainable.
You can work for consultancy firms or business-development agencies, development organisations dedicated to promoting fair trade and social corporate responsibility, or any internationally oriented company in the agri-food sector. Your strength will be your ability to function well in an international environment and easily find the connection between various agricultural domains.

Example: Project Manager Sustainable Sourcing

As project manager of a multinational company you check whether ingredients that end up in your companys products have been sustainably produced. For this, you analyse where and from whom your current suppliers purchase their products. You design programmes for product quality improvement and you negotiate with official certifiers to obtain a Fair Trade label for your company.

Example: Nutrition Adviser

You work as nutrition adviser for a non-profit organisation. You advise public organisations (e.g. schools) with canteens in Indonesia and Australia on how to make more healthy and sustainable meals, for example by buying vegetables and meat from local farmers or by involving larger companies for sponsorship.

Example: Independent Consultant

As independent consultant you choose your own clients. You could advise small and medium-sized food companies and farmers cooperatives, for example in Senegal and Mali. You could inform them on technical improvements in farming processes. Or you could advise Dutch and French farm equipment companies on how to enter new markets in South-East Asia. You can even choose to invest in an innovative and sustainable business in Burkina Faso which uses beer waste from a local brewery to feed the pigs in the nearby farm.