LoadingLoadingLoadingLoadingMSc Agribusiness & Value-Chain Finance — one admission, a shared core, two named specialisations.
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A double-path master's: a shared agribusiness core, then two pathways — Value-Chain Management (aggregation, logistics, markets) and Agricultural Finance (lending, insurance, blended finance) — closing with a capstone on financing a named African value chain. Fully online. African Future University delivers this award fully online across African time zones. There is no campus. Assessment is identity-checked and the academic standard is the same for every student. This is an academic Master's award; where a field has a licensing or registration route, that remains a matter for your professional body or regulator. You will work through the material as a practitioner-researcher: applied methods, real or anonymised cases, and a supervised capstone or dissertation as the final component. Faculty mark whether you noticed the constraints a slide deck usually hides. MSc Agribusiness & Value-Chain Finance (Dual Track) is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 24 months, and the credit total is 42. Students move from African Food Systems & Market Structure through African Food Systems & Market Structure; Agribusiness Management & Cooperatives; Data & Analysis for Agricultural Decisions; Research Methods & Identity-Checked Assessment; Aggregation, Storage & Post-Harvest Loss; Logistics, Standards & Market Access, and finish on Dual-Track Capstone: Financing a Named Value Chain. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result. Reading is financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. The artefact a marker expects is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Value an asset or a business and defend the assumptions Read financial statements and a funding structure for risk Model cashflows, returns and sensitivities under real constraints Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
The programme carries 42 credits across four assessed modules. Delivery is tuition-free aside from the examination fee. Transcripts use letter grades and a GPA scale consistent with African Future University awards. No professional-body logo is used in marketing to imply endorsement.
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Tuition is free. Examinations are free. There is no exam fee. Study from anywhere in the world.
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| AFAV713 | Dual-Track Capstone: Financing a Named Value Chain Dual-Track Capstone: Financing a Named Value Chain (AFAV713) is a course on MSc Agribusiness & Value-Chain Finance (Dual Track). It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online.
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| AFAV701 | African Food Systems & Market Structure African Food Systems & Market Structure (AFAV701) is a course on MSc Agribusiness & Value-Chain Finance (Dual Track). It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online.
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| AFAV705 | Aggregation, Storage & Post-Harvest Loss Aggregation, Storage & Post-Harvest Loss (AFAV705) is a course on MSc Agribusiness & Value-Chain Finance (Dual Track). It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online.
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| AFAV709 | Smallholder Lending & Credit Assessment Smallholder Lending & Credit Assessment (AFAV709) is a course on MSc Agribusiness & Value-Chain Finance (Dual Track). It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online.
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Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 24 months. Teaching language: English + French assessment options. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. All online degree examinations and certificates are 100% free and sponsored — the only cost for online study is the application fee. Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged separately. Check the Fees page for details.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. African Future University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@afutureuni.com.
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| AFAV702 | Agribusiness Management & Cooperatives Agribusiness Management & Cooperatives (AFAV702) is a course on MSc Agribusiness & Value-Chain Finance (Dual Track). It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online.
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| AFAV703 | Data & Analysis for Agricultural Decisions Data & Analysis for Agricultural Decisions (AFAV703) is a course on MSc Agribusiness & Value-Chain Finance (Dual Track). It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online.
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| AFAV704 | Research Methods & Identity-Checked Assessment Research Methods & Identity-Checked Assessment (AFAV704) is a course on MSc Agribusiness & Value-Chain Finance (Dual Track). It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online.
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| AFAV706 | Logistics, Standards & Market Access Logistics, Standards & Market Access (AFAV706) is a course on MSc Agribusiness & Value-Chain Finance (Dual Track). It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online.
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| AFAV707 | Contract Farming & Buyer Relationships Contract Farming & Buyer Relationships (AFAV707) is a course on MSc Agribusiness & Value-Chain Finance (Dual Track). It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online.
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| AFAV708 | Climate Risk in Value Chains Climate Risk in Value Chains (AFAV708) is a course on MSc Agribusiness & Value-Chain Finance (Dual Track). It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online.
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| AFAV710 | Agricultural Insurance & Risk Transfer Agricultural Insurance & Risk Transfer (AFAV710) is a course on MSc Agribusiness & Value-Chain Finance (Dual Track). It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online.
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| AFAV711 | Blended Finance, Grants & Guarantees Blended Finance, Grants & Guarantees (AFAV711) is a course on MSc Agribusiness & Value-Chain Finance (Dual Track). It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The degree is taught fully online.
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