Horticultural Management

Growing & Vines

Insight into the horticultural industry including analysis, planning, industry organisations, labour management, employment relations and legal aspects.

NZ$2,046

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Discuss political and global environment

Discuss the political and global environment in which New Zealand horticulture operates.

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Explain horticulture's role in NZ economy

Explain the role of horticulture in the New Zealand economy relating to land uses, production systems, and legislation.

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Discuss primary industry and financial systems

Discuss New Zealand’s primary industry and financial systems, including equity, debt, investment analysis, enterprise purchase and financing, and horticultural enterprise development.

What You're Signing Up For

Horticultural Management provides insight into the horticultural industry with topics including analysis and planning in horticultural business, reviews of industry organisations, labour management, employment relations, aspects of law, and financial systems specific to New Zealand horticulture. The course covers investment analysis, budgeting, cash flow techniques, risk and labour management within horticultural enterprises.

Course Content

  • Political and global environment of New Zealand horticulture
  • Role of horticulture in New Zealand economy
  • Primary industry and financial systems including equity, debt, investment analysis
  • Enterprise purchase and financing
  • Development, expansion, and diversification of horticultural enterprises
  • Report preparation on horticultural enterprises using investment, budget, and cash flow analysis
  • Risk management in horticultural enterprises
  • Labour management related to horticultural enterprises

What you need to know first

Minimum 30 credits from specified courses

Restriction: Horticultural Management MGMT-71

Restriction: Horticultural Industry Studies MGMT-78

Restriction: Horticultural Enterprise Development MGMT-79

Pre-requisite: Horticultural Management Systems A MGMT-26 MGMT-26R

Pre-requisite: Horticultural Management Systems B MGMT-27 MGMT-27R

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What sort of industry will this job lead to

  • Horticultural industry

  • Agribusiness

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Future employment opportunities might be

  • Horticultural business management roles

  • Enterprise planning and analysis positions in horticulture