Agro businessman / agro businesswoman: training, further training, overview of schools, checklists
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Agricultural clerks have a broad-based commercial and agricultural education and extensive specialist knowledge of agricultural trade and markets. The activities start with primary production, through the value chain to the end consumer in the retail trade. He/she can take on a management position in one of the three hundred agricultural cooperatives in Switzerland (Landi) and the trade organizations of the cooperative agricultural trade (fenaco).
He/she can also exercise his/her profession in the food or agricultural sector, in private agricultural trade or as a link between consumers and wholesalers. The profession can also be carried out in the sale and trade of animal feed, fertilizers and plant protection products and seeds, as specialist advice is particularly important in these areas.
He/she is a sought-after specialist in the retail trade or in processing companies, in service companies or agricultural organizations, agricultural trustees and cantonal and federal administrations. A great deal of specialist knowledge in the field of agricultural trade and agricultural markets, with a particular focus on marketing, company management and sales. She/he knows economics and business administration very well and knows how to use them in the company where she/he manages accounting and finance and prepares the balance sheet and income statement. She/he is used to successfully launching the company's products on the market by means of comprehensive marketing strategies, advertising and PR campaigns. She/he is oriented towards all areas of the market, such as food, animal feed and non-food. She/he also supervises the quality of stock keeping, stock management and transportation. She/he is familiar with national and international guidelines, agreements and regulations in the agricultural sector of the EU market and world trade. She/he knows the agricultural policy of the various organizations. Externally, he/she provides support for farmers in insurance or tax matters or helps with their bookkeeping.
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