Lafer Foundation organizes the 1st master in management of agro-food enterprises

The main organizations of the agro-food sector have teamed up to launch of the 1st master in management of agro-food enterprises (MGEA) national character, which addresses the challenges of management facing the sector in an academic program developed by the managers of the agro-food area. Organized by the Fundación lafer, it is supported by the Nebrija Business School, business school of the University of Nebrija, who carried out the academic supervision of the programme and issued the diploma.

The master also has the support of the most important organizations of the agro-food area of Spain including cooperatives Agro-alimentarias, Asaja, Mapfre companies, Banesto, Fertiberia, Olivarero communal Heritage Foundation (FPCO), the Spanish Observatory of the wine market (OeMv)the Spanish Association of producers of beef cattle (Asoprovac), the interprofessional of chicken (Propollo) and Spain brewers.

Manuel Lamela, President of the Foundation Lafer, promoter of this master has stressed the importance of this project "given its strategic interest, because although much progress has been made in the professionalization of the sector, the lack of specific training focused on the management"", it is struggling with the competitiveness of the agri-food sector". In addition, lamella has commented that "professionals who want to be in this area should be open to continuous improvement, making precise delve into greater specialization in the field of management, marketing and business vision".

This postgraduate course at the national level is aimed at managers of agri-food sector futures and interested professionals to complete and update their knowledge and skills of management. The master shows a complete vision of the agri-food value chain and covers multiple topics with the goal of providing comprehensive training in the area of corporate governance. The programme includes further techniques and most innovative business management tools and technologies support business decision-making and a special attention to vital issues for the sector as the r & d in the agri-food chainthe marketing and commercial strategy, internationalization and emerging markets.

Managers involved in the cloister, among to Eduardo Baamonde, Director-General of Agro-alimentarias cooperatives; Cheap Pedro, Asaja President; Horacio González Alemán, Secretary General of IFLA; Jorge Jordana, Advisor to President of IFLA; Isabel Bombal, Director-general of industry and markets food; Isabel Sánchez Laguna, Adviser to the Secretary of State of the Marm; Luis Ignacio Pla, director of quality of Mercadona; Álvaro González-Coloma, managing director of the communal Olivarero Heritage Foundation and Isabel García Tejerina, Director of planning strategic of Fertiberia.

The Executive Master in management of agro-food enterprises consists of 390 hours divided between online and face-to-face, master classes. Face-to-face classes are taught the Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, two weekends a month, to make it compatible with the professional activity. For its part, the online training will be provided through an e-learning platform developed specifically for this graduate. The course will begin teaching in mid-October and will end in September 2011, with the presentation of the end of master project.

The MGEA registration period is now open and can be consulted via www.masteragroalimentario.es.