Overview

The Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Agri Food Business (PGDM-AFB) is a two-years full time, AICTE approved, flagship programme of AFMI. It is the first of its kind programme in the country recognized by AICTE. AFMI prides itself for the learning experience imparted in this programme.

The programme offers dual specializations like sector specific and functional area specific. The emphasis of the programme is to develop in the candidate the ability to translate theory into practice. It aims at promoting an inquiring & analytical mind, which proactively seeks the right knowledge, acquires the appropriate skills and promotes the right attitude to develop capabilities needed to manage enterprises in the twenty-first century. This programme is now in its 3rd year and has successful placement across the industry.

AFMI is affiliated to AICTE and is completely autonomous. This status has given the institute the ability to utilize academic freedom to develop trend-setting educational programme and pedagogic processes with long-term benefits for all stakeholders of Agri Food Business. AFMI also has entrepreneurial agility that has made it the self-financed institute to be among the few in the country.

The guiding philosophy of AFMI is grooming future leaders who can make a difference in agri food business. The Institute has recognized the needs of the Agri food Business and quickly and aptly responded by offering high quality relevant programme. And, to cap it all, AFMI has the locational advantage of being in Mysore, the knowledge city, where well reputed institutes like Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) and Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) are situated.